Common Shelduck
BIRDING ARAGÓNCommon Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna
ES: Tarro Blanco
Description
L: 58-71cm; W:100-133cm
Large Anatidae. Same coloration in both sexes. Bulkier males. Bill red, with a bump at the base. Head, neck and part of the wing greenish black; rest of the white neck with a large thick reddish-brown stripe or ring on the chest.
Back, belly and flanks white. Black ventral line. Hind tips of wings black. Orange legs. Surface and semiterrestrial duck.
- Observation difficulty: Medium
- Status: Resident.
- Optimal Season:Dec-Jan
- Conservation Status: Protected species
- Habitat: Wetlands
Special interest
Best places to see in Aragón
PROVINCES
Huesca. Zaragoza. Teruel
REGIONS
Monegros; Bajo Cinca; Cinco Villas; Bajo Aragón; Caspe; Campo de Daroca y Jiloca; Matarraña
Special Protected Areas (SPA)
LA RETUERTA Y SALADAS DE SÁSTAGO. SIERRAS DE LEYRE Y ORBA. LAGUNAS Y CARRIZALES DE CINCO VILLAS. LA SOTONERA. LAGUNA DE SARIÑENA Y BALSA DE LA ESTACIÓN
