Common Shelduck

Common Shelduck

Tadorna tadorna

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Kiskunság National Park
269 Verified records at Kiskunság National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) is a waterfowl species of the shelduck genus Tadorna. It is widespread and common in the Palearctic, in Europe and northwest Africa mainly breeding on temperate coasts, saline pools and estuaries, and in Asia on inland salt lakes; increasingly it is also using open freshwater habitats inland. Wintering is in temperate to subtropical regions. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Shelduck sighting in Kiskunság National Park, based on 269 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
60–70%
2 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
30–40%
3 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
30–40%
4 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
5 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
6 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
7 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
8 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
9 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
10 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
11 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
12 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
13 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
<5%
14 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
15 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
16 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
17 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
18 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
19 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
20 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
Insufficient data
21 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
22 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
23 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Shelduck in Kiskunság National Park?

About 24% of wildlife watchers report a Common Shelduck sighting in Kiskunság National Park, based on 269 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Common Shelduck in Kiskunság National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Common Shelduck in Kiskunság National Park in our monthly data.

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