Tadorna tadornoides
Australian Shelduck at Gundaroo, NSW
Identify this sighting
| Tadorna tadornoides | Liam.m | 13 Jul 2026 | |
| Tadorna tadornoides | MaartjeSevenster | 11 Jul 2026 |
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
User's notes
Apologies for the terrible picture, but these were most definitely a pair of Australian shelducks in a fairly recently ploughed paddock.
Be the first to comment
Location information
- Coordinates 149.251962-35.059923
- Places Gundaroo, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 9 Jul 2026 10:03 AM Recorded on
- MaartjeSevenster Recorded by
Collections
- MaartjeSevenster 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
-
Synonyms
Tadorna (Casarca) tadornoides
Seasonal activity
-
Was this a nesting or breeding site?
JFMAMJJASOND
Record quality
Quality score
3 / 7
- Images or audio
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Description
- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Additional attributes