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A ruddy shelduck flying over a lake. The ruddy shelduck is a mainly nocturnal bird. [13] It is omnivorous and feeds on grasses, the young shoots of plants, grain and water plants as well as both aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates. On land it grazes on the foliage, in the water it dabbles in the shallows, and at greater depths, it up-ends ...
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 ...
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.
The ruddy duck is a small, compact duck with a stout, scoop-shaped bill, and a long, stiff tail which it holds cocked upward. It has a slightly peaked head and a fairly short, thick neck. The male ruddy duck has a blackish cap that contrasts with its bright white cheeks. In summer, it has a rich chestnut body with a bright blue bill.
On Saturday, NTSB officials said the medical jet departed from a base in Florida Friday at around 12 p.m. and arrived in Northeast Philadelphia around 2:15 p.m. on Jan. 31. The jet was on the ...
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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
Ruddy famously fought to get the 1972 film The Godfather made at Paramount Pictures. “It was an honor and a privilege to Miles Teller Remembers Late ‘The Godfather’ Producer Albert S. Ruddy