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Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna
| Armenian Name: | Խայտաբադ |
|---|---|
| Species Status: | Undetermined Species - Species of Special Concern |
See Plate 19 for Common Shelduck and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
|---|---|
| Abundance: | Uncommon |
| Length: | 58-67 cm, Wing Span:110-133 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 69. |
| Adult: | Mostly white with red bill, green head and neck, brown-red breast band, blackish stripe down belly and on sides of back, black flight feathers. Male has knob at base of bill. Female has white forehead; bill lacks knob. |
| Juvenile: | Whitish underparts and pinkish bill. |
| Behavior: | Roosts on bare shores or open water during day. Single birds may be seen with Ruddy Shelducks, but typically flocks with own species. |
| Habitat: | Fish ponds, lakes. |
| Food: | Aquatic invertebrates, small fish, aquatic plants. |
| Nest: | Shallow scrape lined with down in burrow, hollow tree, building cavity. |
| Eggs: | 66 mm, 8-10, off-white. |
