Australian shelduck | |
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Female | |
Male | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Anseriformes |
Family: | Anatidae |
Genus: | Tadorna |
Species: | T. tadornoides
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Binomial name | |
Tadorna tadornoides (Jardine & Selby, 1828)
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Distribution |
The Australian shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides), also known as the chestnut-breasted shelduck or mountain duck, is a type of duck. They are protected under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974.