Bird
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna · Anatidae · Anseriformes
Best monthsMar–Maymost records
Records2,571,668in 76 countries
Most seen inNetherlands511,641 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Common Shelduck in brief
The common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) is a bird of the Anatidae family — species of bird.
Across the 76 countries we cover it has 2,571,668 published records, most of them from the Netherlands, Denmark and the United Kingdom. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in March, April and May and fall to their lowest in September and November.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Netherlands511,641 records · best Apr, May
Denmark404,493 records · best Apr, May
United Kingdom377,873 records · best Apr, May
Sweden351,714 records · best May, Apr
France213,842 records · best Apr, May
Norway187,138 records · best May, Apr
Belgium176,511 records · best Mar, Apr
Spain112,403 records · best Apr, May
Germany46,920 records · best May, Apr
Portugal18,462 records · best Apr, May
Italy16,773 records · best Jan, Dec
Estonia14,141 records · best May, Apr
Ireland14,043 records · best May, Apr
Austria11,305 records · best May, Apr
Greece10,853 records · best May, Apr
South Korea7,044 records · best Jan, Mar
Türkiye7,018 records · best Jan, Apr
Bulgaria6,986 records · best Jan, May
Ukraine6,758 records · best May, Apr
Finland6,387 records · best May, Apr
Russia6,384 records · best May, Apr
China6,141 records · best Apr, May
Poland5,020 records · best May, Apr
Romania5,010 records · best May, Apr
Czechia4,980 records · best Apr, May
Israel4,979 records · best Jan, Mar
Iceland3,838 records · best Jun, May
Taiwan3,768 records · best Jan, Dec
Mongolia3,339 records · best May, Jun
Switzerland3,009 records · best Jan, Apr
Hungary2,582 records · best May, Apr
Japan2,538 records · best Jan, Feb
Slovenia2,191 records · best Apr, Mar
United Arab Emirates1,866 records · best Jan, Dec
Kazakhstan1,843 records · best May, Jun
Croatia1,728 records · best May, Apr
Iran1,447 records · best Jan, Dec
Serbia1,219 records · best Mar, Apr
Morocco1,129 records · best Mar, Dec
Azerbaijan800 records · best Nov, Mar
Lithuania732 records · best Apr, May
Tunisia541 records · best Apr, Feb
Moldova536 records · best May, Mar
Latvia481 records · best May, Apr
Cyprus469 records · best Dec, Jan
Algeria461 records · best Dec, Jan
Kuwait378 records · best Jan, Feb
Slovakia330 records · best May, Apr
Albania324 records · best Apr, May
Georgia257 records · best Sep, May
Bangladesh196 records · best Dec, Jan
Montenegro161 records · best Apr, May
Malta105 records · best Dec, Jan
Belarus101 records · best May, Feb
Uzbekistan78 records · best May, Apr
Egypt72 records · best Jan, Dec
Kyrgyzstan56 records · best Feb, Jan
Palestine38 records · best Dec, Jan
North Macedonia36 records · best Jan, Oct
Armenia30 records · best May, Apr
Bosnia and Herzegovina23 records · best May, Oct
Kosovo20 records · best Apr, Mar
North Korea20 records · best Apr, May
Jordan20 records · best Apr, Jan
Luxembourg17 records · best Jan, Apr
Iraq11 records · best Jan, May
Monaco10 records · best Jul, Apr
Qatar10 records · best Feb, Nov
Syria9 records · best May, Mar
Mauritania7 records · best Dec, Nov
Turkmenistan7 records · best May, Aug
Afghanistan5 records · best Oct, Nov
Barbados3 records · best Nov, Jan
Bahrain3 records · best Aug, Oct
Lebanon3 records · best Dec, Apr
Libya2 records · best Feb, Nov
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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