{"id":357149,"date":"2026-03-03T11:25:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T05:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=357149"},"modified":"2026-03-03T11:25:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T05:55:24","slug":"ruddy-shelduck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/ruddy-shelduck\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruddy Shelduck\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>News:<\/strong> For over 20 years, residents of Mudh village in Ladakh have been protecting the Ruddy shelduck that visits Ladakh during breeding season.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">About Ruddy Shelduck<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gumlet.assettype.com\/downtoearth%2F2026-03-02%2Fpnjcoxnx%2F54.jpg?resize=480%2C271&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Saintly guardians of Ladakh\" width=\"480\" height=\"271\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: DTE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ruddy shelduck is a <strong>large and brightly colored waterfowl<\/strong> known for <strong>its orange-brown body and loud, honking call. <\/strong>They are also called the<strong> Brahminy duck.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Scientific name:<\/strong> Tadorna ferruginea<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Habitat:<\/strong> They usually<strong> live near inland water bodies<\/strong> such as lakes, rivers, reservoirs, marshes, and wetlands.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Distribution:<\/strong> They are <strong>widely distributed across Europe, Central Asia, and parts of North Africa.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Most populations are migratory and move to South Asia<\/strong> during the winter months.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Note:<\/strong> <strong>Ladakh<\/strong> is the <strong>only breeding site<\/strong> for Ruddy shelduck in India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Appearance:<\/strong> The <strong>male can be identified by a narrow black ring around its neck,<\/strong> while the <strong>female has a paler head and lacks the black collar.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Behaviour:<\/strong> They are <strong>social birds and are often seen in pair<\/strong>s or small groups.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Large flocks may gather<\/strong> during winter or molting periods.<\/li>\n<li>They are<strong> monogamous<\/strong> and <strong>form strong pair bonds that may last for life.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>They are<strong> nocturnal and highly vocal<\/strong> with loud, nasal honking calls.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Diet:<\/strong> They are <strong>omnivores <\/strong>and feed on grasses, plant shoots, grains, aquatic plants, and small invertebrates.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Threat:<\/strong> Habitat loss and hunting<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Conservation status<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>IUCN Red List: Least Concern<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: For over 20 years, residents of Mudh village in Ladakh have been protecting the Ruddy shelduck that visits Ladakh during breeding season. About Ruddy Shelduck The Ruddy shelduck is a large and brightly colored waterfowl known for its orange-brown body and loud, honking call. They are also called the Brahminy duck. Scientific name: Tadorna&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/ruddy-shelduck\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ruddy Shelduck\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182,12039,11834],"tags":[11872,10504],"class_list":["post-357149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-knolls","category-species-in-news","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-down-to-earth","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=357149"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357149\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=357149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=357149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=357149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}