The crested shelduck, or Korean crested shelduck, is a species of bird in the family Anatidae. It is critically endangered and may be extinct. The male crested shelduck has a greenish-black crown, breast, primaries, and tail, while the rest of its face, chin, and throat are brownish black. The male's belly, undertail coverts, and flanks are a dark grey with black striations. The upper wing coverts are white, while its speculum is an iridescent green. The female has a white eye ring, black crest, white face, chin, throat, neck, and uppers wing coverts and a dark brown body with white striations. Additionally, both sexes have a distinctive green tuft of feathers protruding from the head. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Kuroda, Nm 1917)
Reference:
Tori
1 p.1,2 fig.1
Protonym:
Pseudotadorna cristata
Type locality:
Naktung River, near Fusan, Korea.
Link:
https://doi.org/10.3838/jjo1915.1.5_en1
Avibase ID:
B2EEE0EAAEF8D6CE
Avibase ID:
avibase-B2EEE0EA
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B2EEE0EA
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175058
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Tadorne de Corée ( Tadorna cristata) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Tadorne de Corée ( Tadorna cristata) |
Clements 1st edition: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Clements, version 2021: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Clements, version 2022: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Clements, version 2023: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Clements, version 2024: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Clements 3rd edition: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Clements 4th edition: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Clements, version 2015: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Clements, version 2016: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Clements, version 2017: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Clements, version 2018: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Clements, version 2019: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
eBird version 1.50: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
eBird version 1.52: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
eBird version 1.53: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
eBird version 1.54: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
eBird version 1.55: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
eBird version 2015: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
eBird version 2016: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
eBird version 2017: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
eBird version 2018: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
eBird version 2019: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
eBird version 2021: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
eBird version 2022: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
eBird version 2023: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
eBird version 2024: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Oriental Bird Club: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Tadorna cristata |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Pseudotadorna cristata |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Tadorna cristata |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Crested Shelduck ( Tadorna cristata) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Tadorna cristata |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Tadorna cristata |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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