Tadorna
Shelducks | |
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Female common shelduck | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Anseriformes |
Family: | Anatidae |
Subfamily: | Tadorninae |
Genus: | Tadorna F. Boie, 1822 |
Type species | |
Anas familiaris[1] = Anas tadorna Boie, 1822
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Species | |
T. ferruginea | |
Synonyms | |
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The shelducks, most species of which are found in the genus Tadorna (except for the
.Biology
Shelducks are a group of large, often semi-terrestrial waterfowl, which can be seen as intermediate between geese (Anserinae) and ducks. They are mid-sized (some 50–60 cm)
They were originally known as "sheldrakes", which remained the most common name until the late 19th century.[2] The word is still sometimes used to refer to a male shelduck and can also occasionally refer to the canvasback (Aythya valisineria) of North America.[3]
Systematics
The genus Tadorna was introduced by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1822.[4][5] The type species is the common shelduck.[5] The genus name comes from the French name Tadorne for the common shelduck.[6] It may originally derive from Celtic roots meaning "pied waterfowl", essentially the same as the English "shelduck".[7] A group of them is called a "dopping," taken from the Harley Manuscript.[8]
The namesake genus of the Tadorninae, Tadorna is very close to the
- Ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
- South African shelduck (Tadorna cana)
- Australian shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides)
- Paradise shelduck (Tadorna variegata)
- † extinct(late 20th century?)
- Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
The Radjah sheduck, formerly placed in the genus Tadorna, is now placed in its own monotypic genus:
- Radjah shelduck (Radjah radjah)
Phylogeny
Based on the Taxonomy in Flux from John Boyd's website.[10]
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Table of species
The following table is based on the HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World.[11][12]
Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution | Conservation status | |
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T. tadorna | Common shelduck | Europe, Asia, N. Africa | LC IUCN
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T. ferruginea | Ruddy shelduck | Europe, Asia, N. Africa | LC IUCN
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T. cana | South African shelduck | Namibia, Botswana, South Africa | LC IUCN
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T. tadornoides | Australian shelduck | Australia, New Zealand | LC IUCN
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T. variegata | Paradise shelduck | New Zealand | LC IUCN
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T. cristata | Crested shelduck | Eastern Russia, East Asia | CR IUCN |
References
- ^ "Anatidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ Lockwood, W. B. (1984). Oxford Book of British Bird Names. Oxford University Press.
- ^ Simpson, J. A. (1989). Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford University Press.
- ^ Boie, Friedrich (1822). Tagebuch gehalten auf einer Reise durch Norwegen im Jahre 1817 (in German). Schleswig: Königl Taubstummen - Institut. pp. 140, 351.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-9568611-0-8.
- ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ISBN 0-19-861008-4.
- ISBN 978-0-670-30044-0.
- (HTML abstract)
- ^ Taxonomy in Flux [1] Boyd, John (2007). "Tadornini" (PDF). Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ISBN 978-8496553941.)
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ^ "HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5". BirdLife International. 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2021.