Shetland duck

Shetland
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): critical
  • DAD-IS (2020): unknown          
Country of originUnited Kingdom
DistributionScotland
Useeggs
Egg colourwhite/grey
Classification
EEno
PCGBno
  • Duck
  • Anas platyrhynchos

The Shetland is a British breed of domestic duck originating in the Shetland Islands of northern Scotland. It is critically endangered. It is not recognised by the Poultry Club of Great Britain or by the Entente Européenne, but falls under the British Waterfowl Association. It is one of the sixteen native British duck breeds whose conservation status was listed as "priority" by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust in 2025–2026, and one of three Shetland breeds identified as of concern on that list.