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title: "Kazarka rdzawa"
description: "Tadorna ferruginea — Ptaki. The ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) is a bird species in the family Anatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/ruddy-shelduck
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kazarka rdzawa

> Tadorna ferruginea — Ptaki. The ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) is a bird species in the family Anatidae.

- Scientific name: *Tadorna ferruginea*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 33063
- Wikidata: [Q170723](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170723)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7068](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7068)

## Names

- en: Ruddy Shelduck
- de: Rostgans
- es: Tarro canelo
- fr: Tadorne casarca
- nl: Casarca
- pt: Pato-ferrugíneo
- pl: Kazarka rdzawa

## Countries with the most observations

RU (18222), DE (2009), ES (1795), IN (1735), CN (1461), IT (643), UA (508), TR (507), KZ (407), FR (297), MN (275), NL (253)

## Summary

The ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) is a bird species in the family Anatidae. It is a distinctive waterfowl, 58 to 70 cm (23 to 28 in) in length with a wingspan of 110 to 135 cm (43 to 53 in). It has orange-brown body plumage with a paler head, while the tail and the flight feathers in the wings are black, contrasting with the white wing-coverts. It is a migratory bird, wintering in the Indian subcontinent and breeding in southeastern Europe and central Asia, though there are small resident populations in North Africa. It has a loud honking call.
The ruddy shelduck mostly inhabits inland water-bodies such as lakes…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruddy_shelduck

## Photo

![Kazarka rdzawa](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ruddy-shelduck/medium.jpg)

Photo: Liubov Ilminska · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/116666855

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/ruddy-shelduck?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).