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The Ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) belongs to the family Anatidae under the order Anseriformes.
Ruddy shelduck taxonomy
The Anatidae is the family of ducks, geese and swans. The family Anatidae was first introduced by William Elford Leach, MD, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836), an English zoologist and marine biologist, in the year 1820.The family Anatidae comprises seven subfamilies, including Tadorninae. The subfamily Tadorninae contains six genera, including genus Tadorna.
The genus Tadorna was first described by Friedrich Boie (4 June 1789 – 3 March 1870), a German entomologist, herpetologist and ornithologist, in the year 1822.
The genus Tadorna comprises seven species, including Tadorna ferruginea. The species Tadorna ferruginea was first described by Peter Simon Pallas FRS FRSE (22 September 1741 – 8 September 1811), a Prussian zoologist and botanist, in the year 1764. It is a monotypic species.
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| Binomial name: | Tadorna ferruginea |
| Species: | T. ferruginea |
| Genus: | Tadorna |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Ruddy shelduck - Tadorna ferruginea Image by Frank Vassen |
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| 2.Ruddy shelduck - Tadorna ferruginea Image by Arne List |
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| 3.Ruddy shelduck - Tadorna ferruginea Image by Noel Reynolds |
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| 4.Ruddy shelduck - Tadorna ferruginea Image by Goodfriend19 |
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| 5.Ruddy shelduck - Tadorna ferruginea Image by Shizhao |
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| 6.Ruddy shelduck - Tadorna ferruginea Image by Michael Gäbler |
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| 7.Ruddy shelduck - Tadorna ferruginea Image by Anaxibia |
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| 8.Ruddy shelduck - Tadorna ferruginea Image by Ltshears |
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| 9.Ruddy shelduck - Tadorna ferruginea Image by Shizhao |
1.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/42244964@N03/41437202852 (cropped)
Author: Frank Vassen | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 7/30/18
2.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/arne-list/2379959672 (cropped)
Author: Arne List | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 7/30/18
3.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/29237715@N05/7187671456/ (cropped)
Author: Noel Reynolds | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 7/30/18
4.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Freedom_flight.jpg (cropped)
Author: Goodfriend19 | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 7/30/18
5.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tadorna_ferruginea_at_Beijing_Zoo.JPG (cropped)
Author: Shizhao | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 7/30/18
6.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:A_couple_of_Tadorna_ferruginea.jpg (cropped)
Author: Michael Gäbler | License: CC BY 3.0 as on 7/30/18
7.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tadorna_ferruginea_8088.jpg (cropped)
Author: Anaxibia | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 7/30/18
8.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ruddy_Shelduck_489.jpg (cropped)
Author: Ltshears | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 7/30/18
9.Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tadorna_ferruginea_at_Beijing_zoo.JPG (cropped)
Author:: Shizhao | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 7/30/18
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