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Common Shelduck

Tadorna tadorna
Anatidae Low risk

The common shelduck is a waterfowl species of the shelduck genus Tadorna. It is widespread and common in the Palearctic, in Europe and northwest Africa mainly breeding on temperate coasts, saline pools and estuaries, and in Asia on inland salt lakes; increasingly it is also using open freshwater habitats inland. Wintering is in temperate to subtropical regions.

Summary from Wikipedia

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Sonothèque ADVL · xeno-canto 731702

At a glance

Family
Anatidae
Group
Waterfowl
Conservation status
Low risk

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