Australian Shelduck
A species of Typical Shelducks, Also known as Mountain Duck Scientific name : Tadorna tadornoides Genus : Typical Shelducks
Australian Shelduck, A species of Typical Shelducks
Also known as:
Mountain Duck
Botanical name: Tadorna tadornoides
Genus: Typical Shelducks
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Description General Info
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Description
The males are mostly dark, with a chestnut breast. They have white neck collars and dark green heads. The females are similar, but they have white around the eyes and are smaller. Both males and females show a white wing during flight. 
Size
72 cm
Feeding Habits
Australian Shelduck's diet is diverse, including vegetable matter like plant leaves and seeds, and animal food such as insects and small fish. They feed by grazing on land and employing various techniques in water such as scything and upending. They're known to spend approximately a third of their day feeding, favoring upending and dipping methods.
Habitat
Australian Shelduck typically resides in broad, open environments, favoring shallow freshwater and brackish lakes, lagoons, billabongs, and even wastewater treatment plants surrounded by scattered trees. Habitually found on grasslands and cropped areas, these birds adapt to a variety of wetlands including those in arid regions. During winter, they are known to inhabit larger waterbodies across flat landscapes, estuaries, and sheltered coastlines, often being among the last waterfowl to vacate desiccating wetlands.
Dite type
Omnivorous
General Info
Distribution Area
The Australian shelduck mainly breeds in southern Australia and Tasmania and is still fairly common. In the winter, many birds move farther north than the breeding range. As with other shelducks, this species has favourite moulting grounds, such as Lake George, New South Wales, where sizeable concentrations occur. The Australian shelduck's primary habitat is lakes in fairly open country. It is extremely wary. It makes its nest in tree holes, holes in banks, or similar locations. Eight to fifteen eggs are laid, and incubated for between thirty and thirty-three days.
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Waterfowl Family
Geese Genus
Typical Shelducks Species
Australian Shelduck 
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