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Meaning of "shelduck"
shelduck (noun) - A type of waterfowl belonging to the shelduck subfamily, known for its colorful plumage and distinctive characteristics, often found in coastal or wetland environments
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- Any of various waterfowl of the genus Tadorna, native to Eurasia, Africa and Australasia.
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The ruddy shelduck is a mainly nocturnal bird.
Korean crested shelduck.
The shelduck has been observed in flocks of two to eight birds.
It has been suggested that this shelduck may be a nocturnal feeder.
Shelduck making a quick getaway.
Utva means in Serbian the common shelduck.
Shelduck and stock dove have bred in the rabbit holes.
They are usually placed in the shelduck subfamily Tadorninae.
Old Chinese tapestries also portray a duck similar in appearance to the crested shelduck.
It is in the shelduck subfamily Tadorninae.
The genus name comes from the French name Tadorne for the common shelduck.
The Australian shelduck mainly breeds in southern Australia and Tasmania and is still fairly common.
South African shelduck.
Paradise Shelduck is endemic to New Zealand and lives only there.
Does little to stimulate complex feeding behaviours. It's a shelduck.
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Two additional crested shelduck specimens are known to have existed, though both have been lost.
The traditional method of feeding zoo animals from a feed pan… It's a shelduck.
Curlew, oystercatchers and shelduck are all regular visitors and kingfishers are often seen above Holbeton.
The paradise shelduck ( Tadorna variegata ) is a large goose-like duck endemic to New Zealand.
The paradise shelduck (Tadorna variegata) of New Zealand.
The common shelduck ( " Tadorna tadorna " ) is a waterfowl species shelduck genus " Tadorna.
The crested shelduck was initially collected in April 1877 near Vladivostok, Russia.
Common Shelduck ( Tadorna tadorna ).
