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Birds
Common shelduck
Common shelduck · Tadorna tadorna
The common shelduck is a striking waterbird that lives in wetlands and near the coast.
Fact file
- Size
- An average size of 60 to 70 cm and a weight of 1 to 1.5 kg
- Males and females
- Males have more striking plumage and a green-coloured head.
- Sounds
- Characteristic, chattering call that is often heard.
- Diet
- Its food consists of aquatic plants, grasses, seeds and insects.
- Offspring
- The female lays 8 to 12 eggs, which hatch after an incubation period of about 28 days.
How to identify Common shelduck
The common shelduck is a striking waterbird with distinctive two-tone plumage. Males have a green head, a white breast and a reddish-brown belly. Females are overall greyer and less conspicuous.
The common shelduck reaches a size of about 60 to 70 centimetres. Its silvery white wing coverts stand out clearly from the dark upper side of the wings, which makes it easy to recognise in flight.
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