📷: Photo by Lancier via Pixabay Ruddy shelduck or Brahminy duck (Tadorna ferruginea) The Ruddy shelduck is a striking bird with a vibrant orange-brown plumage, a black collar, and a white wing patch. Males are more colourful than females. These ducks are social and often found in pairs or small groups. They are active during the day and can be seen grazing on vegetation or wading in shallow waters. Ruddy shelducks are noisy birds with a loud, honking call. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Distribution: Mainly found from far western Europe across the Palearctic to western China. There are small resident populations of this species in northwest Africa. Class: Aves (Birds) Order: Anseriformes (Waterbirds) Family: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, and Swans) Genus: Tadorna (Shelducks) Species: T. ferruginea CC: EWDV

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