Summary ³

The Australian shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides), also known as the mountain duck, is a shelduck part of the bird family Anatidae. The genus name Tadorna comes from Celtic roots and means "pied waterfowl". They are protected under the National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1974.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Colin Richardson, all rights reserved, uploaded by Colin Richardson, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/147813965
2. (c) Colin Richardson, all rights reserved, uploaded by Colin Richardson
3. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadorna_tadornoides

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• iNaturalistAU taxon page
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• Atlas of Living Australia
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