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| Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Male |
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| Photographer : | © Sudipto Roy |
| Location : | off the coast at Frazergunge, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India |
| Date : |
2 March 2014 |
| English synonyms: | Shelduck, Northern Shelduck, Red-billed Shelduck, Sheldrake (male), Eurasian Shelduck, Sheldfowl, Mussel-duck, Burrowduck, Barduck |
| Bird Family : | Anserini - Geese, Atypical Ducks & Pygmy-geese |
| Bird Group : | ANSERIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | We saw a flock of more than 150 of them during high tide at around 9.15 am on a clear sunny day. A small river meets the sea nearby. - SR |
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