Typical Shelducks
Tadorna
The shelducks, genus Tadorna, 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.
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species
Common Shelduck
speciesTadorna tadorna
Ruddy Shelduck
speciesTadorna ferruginea
Paradise Shelduck
speciesTadorna variegata
Australian Shelduck
speciesTadorna tadornoides
South African Shelduck
speciesTadorna cana
Ruddy × Common Shelduck
hybridTadorna ferruginea × tadorna
South African × Australian Shelduck
hybridTadorna cana × tadornoides
Common × Australian Shelduck
hybridTadorna tadorna × tadornoides
Crested Shelduck
speciesTadorna cristata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 7065.