Tadorna tadornoides (Australian Shelduck)
The Australian Shelduck is a large, brightly coloured duck with a small head and bill. The male head and neck are black, tinged green, with a white neck ring and occasionally a white ring around the base of the bill. The upper parts are mainly black, while the underparts are dark brown with a cinnamon breast. White upperwing coverts form a white shoulder patch. The wings are black and deep chestnut with a large green speculum (window in wing). The female has a white eye-ring and a chestnut breast. This species is also known as the Chestnut-breasted Shelduck, Mountain Duck and Sheldrake.
This duck is uncommon in the Southern Highlands, likes specific habitat and tends to be a breeding visitor.
Tadorna tadornoides is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Southern Highlands | Albury, Wodonga | South Coast | Central West NSW | Riverina Murray | Far West New South Wales | Hume | Gippsland | Barwon South West | Loddon Mallee | South West Western Australia
Species information
- Tadorna tadornoides Scientific name
- Australian Shelduck Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1076.13m Recorded at altitude
- 123 images trained Machine learning
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Synonyms
Tadorna (Casarca) tadornoides
