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The ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea), known in India as the Brahminy duck, is a member of the family Anatidae. It is a distinctive waterfowl, 58 to 70 cm (23 to 28 in) in length with a wingspan of 110 to 135 cm (43 to 53 in).
The shelducks, most species of which are found in the genus Tadorna (except for the Radjah shelduck, which is now found in its own monotypic genus Radjah), are a group of large birds in the Tadorninae subfamily of the Anatidae, the biological family that includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl such as the geese and swans.
Ruddy-headed goose: Chloephaga rubidiceps Sclater, PL, 1861: 54 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 ...
Tadorna ferruginea (Pallas 1764) (ruddy shelduck) LC; Tadorna cana (Gmelin 1789) (South African shelduck) LC †T. cf. variegata (Chatham Islands shelduck) Tadorna tadornoides (Jardine & Selby 1828) (Australian shelduck) LC; Tadorna variegata (Gmelin 1789) (paradise shelduck) LC; Tadorna cristata (Kuroda 1917) (crested shelduck) CR D
Escaped birds of certain species, e.g. ruddy shelduck, can cause confusion amongst birdwatchers as they occasionally occur in Britain as wild birds. The following species have established colonies in the UK at some point in time. They may have since died out, or new colonies established elsewhere.
Ruddy shelduck; S. South African shelduck This page was last edited on 14 March 2013, at 03:36 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
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 eider, Somateria mollissima (common) King eider, Somateria spectabilis (common)
Tadorna ferruginea, the ruddy shelduck, a bird species; Taphronota ferruginea, a grasshopper species; Trypeta ferruginea, a fruit fly species; See also.