Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusTadorna (Typical Shelducks)
- SpeciesTadorna tadorna (Common Shelduck)
Closest Relatives at Doñana National Park
Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna ferruginea
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Common Pochard
Aythya ferina
Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufina
Marbled Teal
Marmaronetta angustirostris
White-headed Duck
Oxyura leucocephala
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata
Velvet Scoter
Melanitta fusca
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 7 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 10 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 11 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 13 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 14 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 15 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 16 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 17 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 18 | Thingvellir National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 19 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 20 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 21 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 22 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 23 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Shelduck in Doñana National Park?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Common Shelduck sighting in Doñana National Park, based on 602 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Shelduck in Doñana National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Common Shelduck in Doñana National Park in our monthly data.