Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna ferruginea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusTadorna (Typical Shelducks)
- SpeciesTadorna ferruginea (Ruddy Shelduck)
Closest Relatives at Sundarbans National Park
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna
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
Fewer than 5 records of Ruddy Shelduck at Sundarbans National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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