Tadorna ferruginea Pallas 1764 (Ruddy shelduck)
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Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Alternative combinations: Anas ferruginea, Casarca ferruginea
Belongs to Tadorna according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Bedetti and Pavia 2013, Burchak-Abramovich and Burchak 1998, del Hoyo et al. 2014 and Rudenko 1960
Sister taxa: Tadorna cana, Tadorna cristata, Tadorna radjah, Tadorna tadorna, Tadorna tadornoides, Tadorna variegata, Todarna wagneri
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Egypt (3 collections), Italy (2), Portugal (1), the Russian Federation (1), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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