Ruddy Shelduck
  • Persian name Anghot
  • English name Ruddy Shelduck
  • Scientific name Tadornaferruginea
  • Family Anatidae
  • Morphology Body length:64 cm. The small bill is black.The flight feathers, tail-coverts and tail feathers are black and there are iridescent green speculum feathers on the inner surfaces of the wings. Both upper and lower wing-coverts are white. The male has orange-brown body plumage and a paler, orange-brown head and neck, separated from the body by a narrow black collar.The female and juvenilelack the black collar.
  • Ethology The call is a series of loud, nasal honking notes. On flight the call sounds like angang.