翘鼻麻鸭又名白鸭、冠鸭、掘穴鸭、潦鸭、翘鼻鸭、花凫。

翘鼻麻鸭主要在淡水湖泊、河流、盐池、盐田及海湾等处等湿地活动。冬天时随潮汐涨落，在未封冻的河口可见。冬季常数十至上百只结群活动。

The common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) is a waterfowl species shelduck genus Tadorna. It is widespread and common in Eurasia, mainly breeding in temperate and wintering in subtropical regions; in winter, it can also be found in the Maghreb. Its scientific name comes from the French name Tadorne for this species. It may originally derive from Celtic roots meaning "pied waterfowl", essentially the same as the English "shelduck".