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The common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) is a waterfowl species of the shelduck genus, Tadorna. It is widespread and common in the Euro-Siberian region of the Palearctic , mainly breeding in temperate and wintering in subtropical regions; in winter, it can also be found in the Maghreb .
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[4] [5] The type species is the common shelduck. [5] The genus name comes from the French name Tadorne for the common shelduck. [6] It may originally derive from Celtic roots meaning "pied waterfowl", essentially the same as the English "shelduck". [7] A group of them is called a "dopping," taken from the Harley Manuscript. [8]
Radjah shelduck: Radjah radjah (Garnot & Lesson, RP, 1828) 55 Common shelduck: Tadorna tadorna (Linnaeus, 1758) 56 Ruddy shelduck: Tadorna ferruginea (Pallas, 1764) 57 South African shelduck: Tadorna cana (Gmelin, JF, 1789) 58 Australian shelduck: Tadorna tadornoides (Jardine & Selby, 1828) 59 Paradise shelduck: Tadorna variegata (Gmelin, JF ...
Ruddy Shelduck Named for its beautiful coloring, the ruddy shelduck is a larger-sized bird that can be found across much of Asia, eastern Europe, and northwestern Africa.
Common wood-pigeon. Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae. Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere. The Madeiran wood pigeon (Columba palumbus maderensis), an endemic subspecies, is extinct. Azores wood pigeon Columba palumbus azorica (subspecies of the common wood pigeon, Columba ...
Canada goose, Branta canadensis (common/introduced from North America) Common shelduck, Tadorna tadorna (common) Ruddy shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea (common) Mandarin duck, Aix galericulata (rare/introduced from Asia) Whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus (common) Mute swan, Cygnus olor (common) Tundra swan, Cygnus columbianus (common)
Common shelduck; Crested shelduck; P. Paradise shelduck; R. Ruddy shelduck; S. South African shelduck This page was last edited on 14 March 2013, at 03:36 (UTC). ...