Ducks, Geese, Swans

Paradise Shelduck

Tadorna variegata

The Paradise Shelduck (Tadorna variegata) is a 1.5 kg grassland bird that eats a bit of everything. Some populations migrate.

Family

Ducks, Geese, Swans

Order

Anseriformes

Weight

1.5 kg

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

2

Recorded in New Zealand, Australia.

Where to see it: Zealandia Te Mara a Tane Wildlife Sanctuary (General) (New Zealand); Miranda · main hide/Limeworks (New Zealand); Tiritiri Matangi · general (New Zealand); 52 Mill Road, Pukekohe East, NZ (New Zealand); Kaikoura · offshore · Albatross Encounter pelagic (general) (New Zealand).

Photo: (c) John Barkla, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist