Genus

Typical Shelducks

Tadorna

5 species in our catalog · found in 65 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderAnseriformes (Waterfowl)
FamilyAnatidae (Ducks, Geese, and Swans)
GenusTadorna (Typical Shelducks)

Species in this group

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Tadorna tadorna

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Tadorna variegata

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Tadorna ferruginea

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Tadorna cana

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Tadorna tadornoides

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Shelducks

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2	~70%
	Common Shelduck			~70%
	Ruddy Shelduck			<5%
2	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~60%
	Paradise Shelduck			~60%
3	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~60%
	Paradise Shelduck			~60%
4	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	~50%
	Paradise Shelduck			~50%
	Australian Shelduck			Insufficient data
5	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2	~50%
	Ruddy Shelduck			~50%
	Common Shelduck			<5%
6	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~50%
	Ruddy Shelduck			~50%
	Common Shelduck			~10%
7	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~50%
	Ruddy Shelduck			~50%
	Common Shelduck			Insufficient data
8	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~50%
	Paradise Shelduck			~50%
9	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2	~40%
	Common Shelduck			~40%
	Ruddy Shelduck			<5%
10	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	~40%
	Ruddy Shelduck			~40%
11	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	~30%
	Common Shelduck			~30%
12	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	2	~30%
	Common Shelduck			~30%
	Ruddy Shelduck			Insufficient data
13	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~30%
	South African Shelduck			~30%
14	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~30%
	South African Shelduck			~30%
15	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~30%
	Paradise Shelduck			~30%
16	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~30%
	Ruddy Shelduck			~30%
17	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	~30%
	Ruddy Shelduck			~20%
	Common Shelduck			~10%
18	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~30%
	Paradise Shelduck			~30%
19	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	~20%
	Common Shelduck			~20%
20	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	~20%
	Ruddy Shelduck			~20%
21	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	2	~20%
	Ruddy Shelduck			~20%
	Common Shelduck			<5%
22	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	~20%
	Common Shelduck			~20%
	Ruddy Shelduck			<5%
23	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2	~20%
	Common Shelduck			~20%
	Ruddy Shelduck			Insufficient data
24	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~20%
	Paradise Shelduck			~20%
25	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~10%
	South African Shelduck			~10%
26	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Ruddy Shelduck			~10%
27	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Australian Shelduck			~10%
28	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	South African Shelduck			Insufficient data
29	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Ruddy Shelduck			~10%
30	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Australian Shelduck			Insufficient data
31	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	South African Shelduck			~10%
32	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Australian Shelduck			~10%
33	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Australian Shelduck			~10%
34	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2	~10%
	Ruddy Shelduck			<5%
	Common Shelduck			<5%
35	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Australian Shelduck			<5%
36	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Ruddy Shelduck			<5%
37	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1	<5%
	Common Shelduck			Insufficient data
38	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Ruddy Shelduck			<5%
39	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	1	<5%
	Ruddy Shelduck			<5%
40	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	<5%
	Common Shelduck			<5%
	Ruddy Shelduck			Insufficient data
41	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2	<5%
	Common Shelduck			<5%
	Ruddy Shelduck			Insufficient data
42	Khangchendzonga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Ruddy Shelduck			Insufficient data
43	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	2	<5%
	Common Shelduck			<5%
	Ruddy Shelduck			Insufficient data
44	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Australian Shelduck			Insufficient data
45	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1	<5%
	Common Shelduck			Insufficient data
46	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	South African Shelduck			<5%
47	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Australian Shelduck			Insufficient data
48	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	<5%
	Common Shelduck			<5%
	Ruddy Shelduck			Insufficient data
49	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	1	<5%
	Ruddy Shelduck			Insufficient data
50	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	South African Shelduck			Insufficient data
51	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	South African Shelduck			Insufficient data
52	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Australian Shelduck			Insufficient data
53	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Australian Shelduck			Insufficient data
54	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Ruddy Shelduck			Insufficient data
55	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	<5%
	Common Shelduck			<5%
	Ruddy Shelduck			<5%
56	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Common Shelduck			Insufficient data
57	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	<5%
	Ruddy Shelduck			Insufficient data
58	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	<5%
	Common Shelduck			<5%
59	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Ruddy Shelduck			<5%
60	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1	<5%
	Common Shelduck			Insufficient data
61	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	South African Shelduck			<5%
62	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	South African Shelduck			<5%
63	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	<5%
	Common Shelduck			Insufficient data
64	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Australian Shelduck			Insufficient data
65	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Common Shelduck			Insufficient data

Typical Shelducks

Species in this group

Common Shelduck

Paradise Shelduck

Ruddy Shelduck

South African Shelduck

Australian Shelduck

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Typical Shelducks

Parks Ranked