Tadorna tadornoides
Australian Shelduck at Dry Plain, NSW
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| Tadorna tadornoides | MatthewFrawley | 5 Dec 2025 | |
| Tadorna tadornoides | AndyRoo | 1 Dec 2025 |
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GPSed sighting observation point. Female - zooming in judging by white rings around the eyes and base of the bill? Originally spotted it in the distance at the west end of dam on Back Creek - this is where I've located it approximately on the map. However, before I could get a photo it had flown to a point of the west of dam on the same property at say >= 100m WNW of my sighting location, hence pictures of it in the paddock.
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.911182-36.113009
- Altitude 1141.0m
- Places Dry Plain, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 16 Nov 2025 03:44 PM Recorded on
- AndyRoo Recorded by
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- AndyRoo NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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
Seasonal activity
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