Tadorna tadornoides

Australian Shelduck at Bungendore, NSW

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Identification history

	Tadorna tadornoides	9 Jul 2018	natureguy
	Tadorna tadornoides	9 Jul 2018	KumikoCallaway

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A pair at the dam and all the other Shelducks were in the paddock. This pair walked away quickly from the dam. Freezing and windy morning just after the sunrise. Variety of birds gathering at the dam and in the paddock - including Sulphur-crested Cockatoos, Galahs, Grey Teals, Chestnut Teals, Pacific Black Ducks, Australian Wood Ducks, Plumed Whistling-Ducks, Straw-necked Ibises, Little Ravens and Common Starlings.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.435239 -35.268605
Places Bungendore, NSW

Sighting information

50 Abundance
8 Jul 2018 07:34 AM Recorded on
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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
141 images trained Machine learning
Synonyms
Tadorna (Casarca) tadornoides

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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

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