Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea (Pallas, 1764)

Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae Status: Vagrant to Madeira

Tadorna ferruginea Biometrics

Wingspan: 120 - 145 cm (Beaman & Madge, 2011)
Total length: 61 - 67 cm (Beaman & Madge, 2011)
Weight: 1.3 kg (Cardona & Esteban, 2002)

Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea

Status

Madeira local status by Correia-Fagundes et al, 2021: Occasional
Madeira local status by Romano et al, 2010: Exceptional
Madeira local status by Zino et al, 1995: Exceptional
Conservation status by the IUCN Red List Categories, 2013: Least Concern ver 3.1

Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea

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