Ruddy Shelduck occurs from southeastern Europe to Mongolia as well as in northwestern Africa. Numbers are currently unknown. Major threats are hunting (especially in southeastern Europe), habitat destruction and pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conservation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25a0 Listed in Appendix II<\/strong> of Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS, or Bonn Convention<\/strong>) as migratory species that conservation is requiring international cooperation. Taxonomy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25a0 Phylum Chordata \u2013 chordates
\u25a0 Listed in Appendix II<\/strong> of the Bern Convention<\/strong> on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats as a strictly protected fauna species.
\u25a0 Listed in Annex I <\/strong>of EU Council Directive 2009\/147\/EC on the Conservation of wild birds (the Birds Directive<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25a0 Class Aves \u2013 birds
\u25a0 Order Anseriformes \u2013 waterfowl
\u25a0 Family Anatidae \u2013 ducks, geese and swans
\u25a0 Species Tadorna ferruginea <\/em>\u2013 Ruddy Shelduck<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4328,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","inline_featured_image":false},"animal-category":[34,36],"animal-filter-1":[],"animal-filter-2":[],"class_list":["post-8158","animal","type-animal","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n