2 Australian Shelduck at Gordon, ACT
Identification history
| Tadorna tadornoides | 19 Oct 2024 | MatthewFrawley | ||
| Tadorna tadornoides | 16 Oct 2024 | CarbonAI | ||
| Tadorna tadornoides | 16 Oct 2024 | RodDeb |
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2 comments
MatthewFrawley
wrote:
19 Oct 2024
Very nice find, have you ever seen Australian Shelduck at this location before?
RodDeb
wrote:
19 Oct 2024
No, we hadn't seen them here before, but another person had seen them earlier in the year and reported them on eBird but said they flew off when they saw them. Amazing how they have come back again. They sure are beautiful ducks.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.074710-35.455028
- Maps Lanyon - northern section A.C.T.
- Places Gordon, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 15 Oct 2024 11:31 AM Recorded on
- RodDeb Recorded by
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Collections
RodDeb Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Tadorna tadornoides Waterfowl (Ducks, Geese, Swans) Water birds Birds
Species information
- Tadorna tadornoides Scientific name
- Australian Shelduck Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1141m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Tadorna (Casarca) tadornoides
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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