Where does the Ruddy Shelduck live?
Tadorna ferruginea has 391,304 records in 106 countries and territories, from 1842 to 2026. Most records come from India.
- 391,304 records
- 106 places
- 128 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesAnseriformesAnatidaeTadorna
When it is recorded
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Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| India | 82,437 | |
| Netherlands | 77,405 | |
| Germany | 33,377 | |
| Russia | 31,642 | |
| Spain | 25,017 | |
| Türkiye | 17,307 | |
| Belgium | 15,946 | |
| China | 15,899 | |
| Mongolia | 9,349 | |
| Sweden | 8,288 | |
| France | 7,526 | |
| Greece | 5,666 | |
| Morocco | 5,580 | |
| United Kingdom | 5,035 | |
| Nepal | 5,029 | |
| Switzerland | 4,668 | |
| Kazakhstan | 3,213 | |
| Ukraine | 2,874 | |
| Bhutan | 2,665 | |
| Denmark | 2,454 | |
| South Korea | 2,361 | |
| Austria | 2,260 | |
| Bulgaria | 1,974 | |
| Norway | 1,907 | |
| Italy | 1,758 | |
| Georgia | 1,566 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1,463 | |
| Portugal | 1,366 | |
| Iran | 1,290 | |
| United States | 1,171 | |
| Romania | 1,103 | |
| Taiwan | 1,014 | |
| Azerbaijan | 997 | |
| Thailand | 964 | |
| Myanmar | 838 | |
| Bangladesh | 746 | |
| Israel | 710 | |
| Ethiopia | 660 | |
| Czechia | 646 | |
| Moldova | 620 |
Showing the top 40 of 106 places.
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Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.