Birds of Germany

This guide is based on wikipedia's list of birds of Germany with accidentals removed to keep the guide under 500 entries.

Common Shelduck

The Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) is a waterfowl species shelduck genus Tadorna. It is widespread and common in Eurasia, mainly breeding in temperate and wintering in subtropical regions; in winter, it can also be found in the Maghreb. Its scientific name comes from Celtic roots and means "pied waterfowl", essentially the same as the English "shelduck".

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