Australian Shelducks are primarily grazing birds. They feed on short grasses and forbs in pasturelands. Shelducks also dabble in shallow waters in search of aquatic invertebrates and submerged vegetation.
Photo by Marc Bretzfelder
Reproduction ...
Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides
Described by: Jardine; Selby (1828)
Alternate common name(s): Chestnut-breasted Shelduck, Mountain Duck
Old scientific name(s): Casarca tadornoides ...
The Australian shelduck's head, back, belly, and tail are all black with metallic green highlights. A narrow, white neckband separates the black head from brown breast. The female breast feathers are chestnut and the male's a paler cinnamon.
Australian shelduck
Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos. Whio. Blue duck. (endemic)
Anas platyrhynchos. Mallard
Anas gracilis. Grey teal
Anas castanea. Chestnut teal
Anas aucklandica. Pateke. Brown teal (endemic)
Anas rhynchotis.
Australian Golden Whistler
Australian Hobby
Australian Magpie
Australian Masked Owl
Australian Owlet-nightjar
Australian Shelduck
Australian Spotted Crake
Australian Wood Duck
Azure Kingfisher ...
A flock of more than one hundred Straw-necked Ibis with a few White Ibis was feeding alongside the road. At this stop I also had: Lapwings, Purple Swamphen, Eurasian Coot, Nankeen Kestrel, Singing Bushlark, Australian Shelduck, ...
 See also: Shelduck, Goose, Purple, Burro, Ibis
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