Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusTadorna (Typical Shelducks)
- SpeciesTadorna tadorna (Common Shelduck)
Closest Relatives at Hortobágy National Park
Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna ferruginea
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Common Pochard
Aythya ferina
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Ferruginous Duck
Aythya nyroca
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Garganey
Spatula querquedula
📅 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 Hortobágy National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Common Shelduck sighting in Hortobágy National Park, based on 92 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Shelduck in Hortobágy National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Common Shelduck in Hortobágy National Park in our monthly data.