Listen to the Ruddy shelduck
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About the Ruddy shelduck
The Ruddy 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 130 cm and weigh around 1.1 kg.
What does the Ruddy shelduck sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call. 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 ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) is a bird species in the family Anatidae. It is a distinctive waterfowl, 58 to 70 cm (23 to 28 in) in length with a wingspan of 110 to 135 cm (43 to 53 in). It has orange-brown body plumage with a paler head, while the tail and the flight feathers in the wings are black, contrasting with the white wing-coverts. It is a migratory bird, wintering in the Indian subcontinent and breeding in southeastern Europe and central Asia, though there are small resident populations in North Africa. It has a loud honking call.
The ruddy shelduck mostly inhabits inland water-bodies such as lakes, reservoirs and rivers. The male and female form a lasting pair bond and the nest may be well away from water, in a crevice or hole in a cliff, tree or similar site. A clutch of about eight eggs is laid and is incubated solely by the female for about four weeks. The young are cared for by both parents and fledge about eight weeks after hatching.
Related birds in the genus Tadorna
More from the family Anatidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Ruddy shelduck sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the Ruddy shelduck on this page, including its call. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Ruddy shelduck endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Ruddy shelduck as “least concern”.
What family does the Ruddy shelduck belong to?
The Ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) belongs to the family Anatidae in the order Anseriformes.
Sources & credits
- Artis, casarca - SoundCloud - Beeld en Geluid by Beeld en Geluid – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Salavaux, Broye-Vully, Vaud, Switzerland by Pascal Christe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q170723 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Ruddy shelduck – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by J.M.Garg – CC BY-SA 3.0