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Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna ferruginea
| Armenian Name: | Կարմիր բադ |
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| Species Status: | Undetermined Species - Species of Special Concern |
See Plate 19 for Ruddy Shelduck and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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| Abundance: | Common |
| Length: | 61-67 cm, Wing Span:121-145 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 68. |
| Description: | Brown-red body with paler head, white innerwings with black flight feathers, black legs and bill. Male: black neck collar in breeding plumage. Female: paler head; lacks neck collar. |
| Behavior: | Often feeds along shallow shorelines. Very vocal in flight. Large concentrations of molting birds occur in late summer and autumn. |
| Habitat: | Fish ponds, lakes, and adjacent fields. |
| Food: | Aquatic plants, grain shoots, invertebrates, mollusks. |
| Nest: | Shallow depression in abandoned fox burrow or rock crevice. |
| Eggs: | 67 mm, 8-12, white. |
