Ruddy Shelduck

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q170723
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Summary

Ruddy Shelduck is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,401 views/month, #1,377 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Tadorna[5]
  • Taxon name: Tadorna ferruginea[6]
  • Commons category: Tadorna ferruginea[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Tadorna ferruginea[8]
  • Commons gallery: Tadorna ferruginea[9]
  • Original combination: Anas ferruginea[10]
  • Short name: T. ferruginea[11]
  • Taxon common name: Ruddy Shelduck[12], Rostgans[13], Tarro canelo[14], Огарь[15], husice rezavá[16], tulipart[17], Rustand[18], アカツクシガモ[19], ànec canyella[20], ruostesorsa[21], vörös ásólúd[22], kazarka rdzawa[23], kazarka hrdzavá[24], hwyaden goch yr eithin[25]
  • Wingspan: 133 cm[26]
  • Mass: 83 g[27], 1.36 kg[28], 1.1 kg[29]

Body

Identifiers

Ruddy Shelduck's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 7068[30]. Ruddy Shelduck's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 45639[31]. Ruddy Shelduck's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45513543[32]. Ruddy Shelduck's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2498015[33]. Ruddy Shelduck's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175056[34].

Why It Matters

Ruddy Shelduck has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [31] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [34] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [33] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . Handbook of the Birds of the World. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · Nikola Tulechki · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Regional conservation status → Q219127
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Regional conservation status: Critically Endangered, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259821|batch #259821]]"
  2. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon range → Hefei, Nanling Mountains, Africa
    Taxon rank → species
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007546154505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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