The male Ruddy Shelduck has an orange-brown body, black rump and tail, a creamy buff head and neck, paler on the face, blackish collar around the base of the neck, and the wings are white with black flight feathers. Females are similar but have a whiter face and lack the black collar around the neck.
Typical Adult is 58-70cm (23-27in).
Aquatic plants, grasses, rice, molluscs, crustaceans, small fish, worms, and insects.
Wetlands, marshes, lakes, and rivers of south-east Europe, central Asia and North Africa, wintering in the Nile Valley and southern Asia.
April to May.
6-16 (creamy-white colour).
River Cottage's collection of Shelducks changes regularly. Please visit us regularly to keep up-to-date with our flock
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Note: All birds are subject to availability and we reserve the right to alter prices as the market and our costs dictate. Viewing is strictly by appointment. Please contact us for futher details
