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Common Shelduck

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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.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

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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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Burrow Dweller

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

Habilidad

Mud Sifter

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

Habilidad

Daycare Organizer

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

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
55-70 cm
Envergadura
110-145 cm
Peso
0.8-1.5 kg
Esperanza de vida
10-15 años
Top Speed
80 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta
7-12
Incubación
29-31 días
Distancia de migración
1500 km

Dieta y alimentación

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

Alimentos principales

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

Método de búsqueda

  • Filter Feeding

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

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Colecciones

Seguridad

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

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de Common Shelduck?

55-70 cm

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Common Shelduck?

110-145 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de Common Shelduck?

0.8-1.5 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Common Shelduck?

10-15 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de Common Shelduck?

80 km/h

¿Qué come Common Shelduck?

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

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Common Shelduck?

Wetlands

¿Cómo caza Common Shelduck?

Filter Feeding

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