Australian Shelduck
Tadorna tadornoides(Jardine, W; Selby, PJ, 1828)
English (US) Australian Shelduck
The Australian Shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Anatidae (Ducks, Swans, and Geese) in the order Anseriformes.
Range: southwestern and southeastern Australia, including Tasmania and satellite islandsRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Tadorna tadornoides
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Australian Shelduck
- Described by
- (Jardine, W; Selby, PJ, 1828)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Anas tadornoides
- Described by
- (Jardine, W; Selby, PJ, 1828)
- Type locality
- New South Wales.
- Original description
- Illustrations of ornithology 2 pl.62,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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