The Belon shelduck, scientifically named Tadorna tadorna, is a surface duck that lives throughout Europe, Asia, and North Africa.

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It is a surface duck belonging to the Anatidae family and the order of the Anseriformes.

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This duck is recognizable with its black head, the rest of its body white and striped with brown, its red beak and legs.

In the Belon shelduck, it is possible to recognize the female from the male. Indeed, the male has a small roughness in the beak that the female does not have.

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The Belon Shelduck feeds mainly on molluscs, crustaceans and small marine insects.

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It lives mostly near shores, in shallow water or sometimes near saltwater ponds.

It nests in pairs, in old burrows like wild rabbits or hares. It lays between 4 and 10 eggs.

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It is a hissing species.

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On the IUCN conservation status it is: LC Least concern.