Common Shelduck

Key Facts

Family: Anatidae

Biometrics:
Length: 61 to 63 cm, Weight: 800 to 1450 g

Range:
Northwestern Europe and around the Mediterranean, Central Asia to East China, south to Iran and Afghanistan. In winter in Africa, Iraq, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and South China.

Habitat:
Estuaries, mudflats, salt and brackish water lakes, and also in salt water