Listen to the common shelduck
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About the common shelduck
The common shelduck is a bird in the family Anatidae (order Anseriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 112 cm and weigh around 1.0 kg.
What does the common shelduck sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) is a waterfowl species of the shelduck genus Tadorna. It is widespread and common in the Palearctic, in Europe and northwest Africa mainly breeding on temperate coasts, saline pools and estuaries, and in Asia on inland salt lakes; increasingly it is also using open freshwater habitats inland. Wintering is in temperate to subtropical regions.
Related birds in the genus Tadorna
More from the family Anatidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a common shelduck sound like?
You can hear 3 recordings of the common shelduck on this page, including its song. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the common shelduck endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the common shelduck as “least concern”.
What family does the common shelduck belong to?
The common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) belongs to the family Anatidae in the order Anseriformes.
Sources & credits
- Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) (W1CDR0001430 BD7) – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Lies, Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands by Pascal Christe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) - Parc Natural de s'Albufera, Spain 2022-04-16 by Ryan Hodnett – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q25761 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Common shelduck – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by MPF – CC BY-SA 4.0