This bird is a waterfowl species of the shelduck genus, It is widespread and common in the Euro-Siberian region, mainly breeding in temperate regions.

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Sexes are similar, but the female (in the picture) is smaller, with some white facial markings, while the male is particularly crisply coloured in the breeding season, his bill bright red and bearing a prominent knob at the forehead.

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Location: Páramo near Pitillas lagoon natural park
Photo credit: © Gabriel Chalmeta / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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Keywords: animal, bird, common, female, flight, fly, migratory, nature, navarra, ornithology, shelduck, sky, spain, tadorna, waterbird, white, wildlife, wings