Female © Geoffrey Groom
Male © Ray Turnbull
Female © Sue Lee
Male and female © Maree Hanrahan
+ 3
Male © Heather King
© Ken Crawley

Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides

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Identification

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Large rusty brown and black duck with extensive white in wings. Female has white around eye and bill, while male has an all-black head. Often found around coastal marshland and surrounding pasture, but also in drier areas in small groups around small farm dams. Usual range is southern Australia (both east and west), but occasional records from farther north.

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