Common shelduck
The common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) is a waterfowl species of the shelduck genus, Tadorna. It is widespread and common in the Euro-Siberian region of the Palearctic, mainly breeding in temperate and wintering in subtropical regions; in winter, it can also be found in the Maghreb.
| Common shelduck | |
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| Breeding male | |
| Adult female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Genus: | Tadorna |
| Species: | T. tadorna |
| Binomial name | |
| Tadorna tadorna | |
| Range of T. tadorna (Compiled by BirdLife International and Handbook of the Birds of the World (2019) 2019.) Breeding Resident Non-breeding | |
| Synonyms | |
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Anas tadorna Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Fossil bones from Dorkovo (Bulgaria) described as Balcanas pliocaenica may actually belong to this species. More likely, they are an extinct species of Tadorna (if not a distinct genus) due to their Early Pliocene age; the present species is not unequivocally attested from the fossil record until some 2–3 million years later (Late Pliocene/Early Pleistocene).
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