South African Shelduck
Afrikaans name: Kopereend
A male South African Shelduck
Tadorna cana
The South African Shelduck is found throughout most of South Africa but it is particularly common in the south-west.
Males South African Shelducks are orange-brown in colour with a grey head. Females are similar but their faces are white.
These birds feed on a variety of foods including grain, aquatic invertebrates and algae.
Females make their nests in existing holes such as disused Aardvark burrows. She can lay up to 15 eggs but it is normally around 7 to 11. Both parents tend to the eggs and chicks.
Roberts Birds Names by Edition
Edition | Roberts nr | Scientific name |
---|---|---|
1st | 90 | Casarca cana |
2nd | 90 | Tadorna cana |
3rd | 90 | Tadorna cana |
4th | 90 | Tadorna cana |
5th | 103 | Tadorna cana |
6th | 103 | Tadorna cana |
7th | 26 | Tadorna cana |
Edition | Roberts nr | English name |
---|---|---|
1st | 90 | African Shelduck |
2nd | 90 | African Shelduck |
3rd | 90 | South African Shelduck |
4th | 90 | South African Shelduck |
5th | 103 | South African Shelduck |
6th | 103 | South African Shelduck |
7th | 26 | South African Shelduck |
Edition | Roberts nr | Afrikaans name |
---|---|---|
1st | 90 | Berg-eend |
2nd | 90 | Bergeend |
3rd | 90 | Bergeend |
4th | 90 | Bergeend |
5th | 103 | Kopereend |
6th | 103 | Kopereend |
7th | 26 | Kopereend |
References and further reading
The Birds of South Africa - 1st Edition - Author: Dr. Austin Roberts - Published: 1949 - Page: 34Southern African Wildlife - Author: Readers Digest - Published: 1989 - Page: 133
Southern African Bird Names Explained - Author: Charles Clinning - Published: 1989 - Page: 138
Sasol Birds of Southern Africa - 4th Edition - Author: Ian Sinclair et al. - Published: 2011 - Page: 76
Sasol Birds of Southern Africa - 1st Edition - Author: Ian Sinclair et al. - Published: 1993 - Page: 72
Roberts Birds of Southern Africa - 6th Edition - Author: Gordon Lindsay Maclean - Published: 1993 - Page: 84
Roberts Birds of Southern Africa - 5th Edition - Author: Gordon Lindsay Maclean - Published: 1985 - Page: 83
Roberts Birds of South Africa - 4th Edition - Author: McLachlan and Liversidge - Published: 1981 - Page: 62
Roberts Birds of South Africa - 3rd Edition - Author: McLachlan and Liversidge - Published: 1975 - Page: 58
Roberts Bird Guide - Author: Hugh Chittenden - Published: 2007 - Page: 28
Roberts Birds of South Africa - 2nd edition - Author: McLachlan and Liversidge - Published: 1957 - Page: 45
Questions and Answers - Birds of Southern Africa - Author: Deirdre Richards - Published: 1990 - Page: 10
Newmans Birds of Southern Africa - 7th Edition - Author: Ken Newman - Published: 2000 - Page: 88
Newmans Birds of Southern Africa - 1st Edition - Author: Ken Newman - Published: 1984 - Page: 88
Illustrated Guide to the Game Parks and Nature Reserves of SA - 2nd edn - Author: Readers Digest - Published: 1991 - Page: 408
Ian Sinclairs Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa - 2nd Edition - Author: Ian Sinclair - Published: 1988 - Page: 64
Gamebirds and Waterfowl of Southern Africa - Author: CG Finch-Davies, Dr Alan Kemp - Published: 1986 - Page: 49
Gamebirds and Waterfowl of Southern Africa - Author: CG Finch-Davies, Dr Alan Kemp - Published: 1986 - Page: 47
Field Guide to Fynbos Fauna - Author: Cliff & Suretha Dorse - Published: 2023 - Page: 130
Freshwater Life - Author: C. Griffiths, J. Day & M. Picker - Published: 2015 - Page: 46
Everyones Guide to South African Birds - Author: John Sinclair and John Mendelsohn - Published: 1987 - Page: 100
Collins Illustrated Checklist - Birds of Southern Africa - 1st edition - Author: Ber van Perlo - Published: 1999 - Page: 11
Birds of the Transkei - Author: C.D. Quickelberge - Published: 1989 - Page: 36
Birds of the Transvaal - Author: Tarboton, Kemp and Kemp - Published: 1987 - Page: 32
Birds of the South Western Cape - Author: Joy Frandsen - Published: 0 - Page: 37
Bird Atlas of Natal - Author: Digby Cyrus and Nigel Robson - Published: 1980 - Page: 55
A First Guide to South African Birds - 6th Edition - Author: Leonard Gill - Published: 1959 - Page: 168
A First Guide to South African Birds - 7th Edition - Author: Leonard Gill - Published: 1975 - Page: 168
A Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa - 2nd Edition - Author: O.P.M. Prozesky - Published: 1983 - Page: 52
A Coloured Key to the Wildfowl of the World - Author: Peter Scott - Published: 1957 - Page: 44
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