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Tadorna ferruginea

Updated：2021-10-09 Source：Shennongjia National Park

Tadorna ferruginea is a medium-sized swimming bird of 60cm in length, weighing about 1.5kg, slightly bigger than the domestic duck. Its whole body is russet brown, with obvious white and copper-green spots on the wings. It is alert and difficult to approach, and has been banned from breeding.