📷: Australian shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides) by pen_ash via Pixabay 2021 The photo shows a large and striking goose-like duck. Males (pictured) are predominantly dark with a chestnut breast, a white neck collar, and a dark green head. Females are similar but with a white eye ring and smaller size. Both sexes have chestnut and black wings with a green patch, and show white on their wings in flight. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Distribution: Breeding in southern Australia and Tasmania, many birds migrate further north in the country during winter. Class: Aves (Birds) Order: Anseriformes (Waterfowl) Family: Anatidae (Duck, Geese and Swan family) Genus: Tadorna (Shelducks) Species: T. tadornoides CC: WMXB

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