Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusTadorna (Typical Shelducks)
- SpeciesTadorna tadorna (Common Shelduck)
Closest Relatives at Sundarbans National Park
Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna ferruginea
Lesser Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna javanica
Swan Goose
Anser cygnoides
Cotton Pygmy-Goose
Nettapus coromandelianus
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufina
Common Pochard
Aythya ferina
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Common Teal
Anas crecca
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 Sundarbans National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Common Shelduck sighting in Sundarbans National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Shelduck in Sundarbans National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Common Shelduck in Sundarbans National Park in our monthly data.