Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) - HBW 1, p. 591
French: Tadorne casarca
German: Rostgans
Spanish: Tarro Canelo
Other common names: Brahminy Duck
Taxonomy: Anas ferruginea Pallas, 1764, no locality = Tartary.
Sometimes placed in genus Casarca, together with T. cana, T. tadornoides and T. variegata. Forms superspecies with T. cana; some also include T. tadornoides and T. variegata. Hybridization reported in captivity with several species of Tadorna, including T. radjah, large species of genus Anas, and Alopochen aegyptiacus. Monotypic.
Distribution: SE Europe E to L Baikal and Mongolia; also in NW Africa, Ethiopian highlands. Formerly more widespread in W part of range.
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Three birds feeding on grass Locality Blackbrook Zoological Park, Winkhill, Staffordshire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 August 2007 3 years ago 38 sec 4.3 -
An adult bird resting with its chicks, on the edge of a pond. Locality Parc Paradisio, Cambron-Casteau, Brugelette, Hainaut Province, Belgium (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 June 2010 48 weeks ago 42 sec 4.1 -
A male walking and foraging in the grass Locality Lac Afenourir, Meknès-Tafilalet Region, Morocco (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 1 April 2007 4 years ago 37 sec 4.1 -
A male on water then chasing away a nearby pair Locality Moscow, Western Russia, Russia (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 4 June 2009 2 years ago 28 sec 4 -
Two birds in the water Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (Monotypic species)
Jean Hupperetz 31 October 2004 6 years ago 16 sec 4 -
A female foraging in the grass Locality Zaida, Meknès-Tafilalet Region, Morocco (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 1 April 2007 4 years ago 41 sec 3.9
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In the pond
Locality Doha Zoo, Doha, Qatar
John A Thompson 31 January 2009 1 year ago 4.4 -
An adult female close-up, with a typical white "face-mask".
Locality Bioparco Abruzzo Zoo, Castel di Sangro, Abruzzo Region, Italy (Monotypic species)
raniero massoli-novelli 11 November 2011 10 weeks ago 3.9 -
An adult male close-up.
Locality Bioparco Abruzzo Zoo, Castel di Sangro, Abruzzo Region, Italy (Monotypic species)
raniero massoli-novelli 11 November 2011 10 weeks ago 3.9 -
An adult male, with the typical black neck-collar, winter plumage.
Locality Bioparco Abruzzo Zoo, Castel di Sangro, Abruzzo Region, Italy (Monotypic species)
raniero massoli-novelli 11 November 2011 10 weeks ago 3.8 -
Adult female preening at the edge of a pond.
Locality Riga Zoo, Riga, Latvia (Monotypic species)
Hanna Sztwiertnia 31 August 2011 20 weeks ago 3.8 -
An adult perched on the ground.
Locality Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
Alberto Soria 30 January 2010 2 years ago 3.8
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Two birds flying over Locality Barranco de la Torre, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
Stuart Fisher 7 March 2008 2 years ago 4.8 -
Two birsd calling simultaneously. Locality Sorocaba Zoo, Sorocaba, São Paulo State, Brazil
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 May 2011 18 weeks ago 4.7 -
Calls from at least three birds. Locality Sedgwick County Zoo, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA (United States)
(Monotypic species)
pcx 17 March 2011 30 weeks ago 4 -
Calling in Jaipur Zoo Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 March 2003 1 year ago 4 -
Birds calling in flight Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 February 1984 2 years ago 4 -
Calling in shallow water Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 March 1984 1 year ago 3.5
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