Tadorna tadornoides

Australian Shelduck at Bungendore, NSW

Tadorna tadornoides at Bungendore, NSW - 8 Jul 2018
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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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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

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