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Common Shelduck

Tadorna tadorna

The Common Shelduck is a beautiful bird with a striking mix of colors. They are often seen near water, where they love to swim and dive for food.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Common Shelduck is a large, striking duck with a dark green head, a bright white body, and a broad chestnut-brown band across its chest. It has vibrant pink legs and a distinctive bright red bill with a prominent knob, especially noticeable on males.

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Common Shelduck

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Interessante Fakten

Female shelducks can lay their eggs deep inside abandoned rabbit warrens for protection.

Hundreds of ducklings often swim together in giant 'nurseries' watched over by just a few adults!

Their unique red bill has a funny-looking knob that grows bigger on males during breeding season.

They gather in huge groups, sometimes thousands, to safely molt their old flight feathers!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Burrow Dweller

Common Shelducks can nest deep inside old rabbit burrows, which helps protect their eggs and ducklings from predators.

Fähigkeit

Mud Sifter

Common Shelducks have a specialized bill that allows them to filter tiny snails and seeds from the muddy shores they feed on.

Fähigkeit

Daycare Organizer

Common Shelducks form 'crèches' where many adult birds collectively guard a large group of ducklings, protecting them from dangers.

Maße und Details

Länge
55-70 cm
Flügelspannweite
110-145 cm
Gewicht
0.8-1.5 kg
Lebenserwartung
10-15 Jahre
Top Speed
80 km/h
Gelegegröße
7-12
Brutzeit
29-31 Tage
Zugstrecke
1500 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

They filter tiny creatures and plant material from mud and water with their specialized bill.

Hauptnahrung

  • Hydrobia ulvae (mud snails)
  • insect larvae
  • small crustaceans
  • algae
  • seeds

Nahrungssuche

  • Filter Feeding

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

mud snail

Hydrobia ulvae

A primary food source in intertidal mudflats.

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Foxes are common predators of eggs, ducklings, and adults.

shelters

European Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Shelducks often use abandoned rabbit burrows for nesting.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Always watch birds from a distance and do not try to touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Common Shelduck?

55-70 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Common Shelduck?

110-145 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Common Shelduck?

0.8-1.5 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Common Shelduck?

10-15 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Common Shelduck?

80 km/h

Was frisst Common Shelduck?

They filter tiny creatures and plant material from mud and water with their specialized bill.

Wo findet man Common Shelduck normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Common Shelduck?

Filter Feeding

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