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The common shelduck was formally named by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Anas tadorna. [2] Linnaeus largely based his description on "The Sheldrake or Burrough-Duck" that had been described and illustrated in 1731 by the English naturalist Eleazar Albin.
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.
At Chilika Lake, Mangalajodi, Odisha, India. The ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) is a member of the shelduck genus Tadorna; in the wildfowl family Anatidae.The bird was first described in 1764 by the German zoologist and botanist Peter Simon Pallas who named it Anas ferruginea, but later it was transferred to the genus Tadorna with the other shelducks.
The crested shelduck (Tadorna cristata), or Korean crested shelduck, is a species of bird in the family Anatidae. It is critically endangered. [2] [3] The male crested shelduck has a greenish-black crown, breast, primaries, and tail, while the rest of its face, chin, and throat are brownish black. The male's belly, undertail coverts, and flanks ...
Tadorna radjah The radjah shelduck ( Radjah radjah ), is a species of shelduck found mostly in New Guinea and Australia , and also on some of the Moluccas . It is known alternatively as the raja shelduck , black-backed shelduck , or in Australia as the Burdekin duck .
The Australian shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides), also known as the chestnut-breasted shelduck or mountain duck, is a shelduck, a group of large goose-like ducks part of the bird family Anatidae. The genus name Tadorna comes from Celtic roots and means "pied waterfowl". [2] They have a striking chestnut-coloured breast and black body.
Sheldrake, an alternate name of shelducks in the genus Tadorna; Sheldrake, a character in the 1950 Billy Wilder film Sunset Boulevard, played by Fred Clark; Jeff D. Sheldrake, a character in the 1960 Billy Wilder film The Apartment, played by Fred MacMurray; Dr Sheldrake, a character in the 1964 Billy Wilder film Kiss Me, Stupid, played by Mel ...
Tadorna is a genus of birds, containing the shelducks. Pages in category "Tadorna" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not ...