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Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna   - Pair in flight
Photographer :	© Kshounish Sankar Ray
Location :	Muriganga River, coastal West Bengal, India
Date :	6 December 2009
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Alt. Common Name :	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 :	Unspecified
Remarks :	Male on left. Female on right.
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Select images of the species : 1. Common Shelduck >> Pair in flight 2. Common Shelduck >> Adult in flight 3. Common Shelduck >> In flight 4. Common Shelduck >> Pair 5. Common Shelduck >> Adult male 6. Common Shelduck >> Adult male 7. Common Shelduck >> Female non-breeding 8. Common Shelduck >> In flight 9. Common Shelduck 10. Common Shelduck 11. Common Shelduck >> Male 12. Common Shelduck >> Female 13. Common Shelduck >> Juvenile 14. Common Shelduck >> Ducklings 15. Common Shelduck >> Adult male in flight 16. Common Shelduck >> Juvenile moulting into adult plumage 17. Common Shelduck >> Adult male