Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Paradise Shelduck (Tadorna variegata) - HBW 1, p. 591
French: Tadorne de paradis
German: Paradieskasarka
Spanish: Tarro Maorí
Other common names: Paradise Duck, New Zealand Shelduck
Taxonomy: Anas variegata Gmelin, 1789, Dusky Bay, New Zealand.
Sometimes placed in genus Casarca, together with T. ferruginea, T. cana and T. tadornoides. Considered by some to form superspecies with T. ferruginea, T. cana and T. tadornoides. Hybridization with other Tadorna species reported in captivity. Monotypic.
Distribution: North I, South I and Stewart I, New Zealand.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A pair feeding and preening on exposed tidal flat Locality Portobello, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Brooke Clibbon 19 November 2005 5 years ago 31 sec 3.2 -
A female resting on one leg Locality Blackbrook Zoological Park, Winkhill, Staffordshire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 August 2007 3 years ago 31 sec 3.1 -
A female on the water. Locality St Anne's Lagoon (Mata Kopae), Cheviot, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 19 August 2011 23 weeks ago 9 sec 3 -
Two pairs feeding in tidal pool Locality Miranda, North Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Brooke Clibbon 10 November 2005 5 years ago 28 sec 2.8 -
A pair flying over and landing in marsh Locality Miranda, North Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Brooke Clibbon 10 November 2005 5 years ago 24 sec 2.8 -
female leading eight ducklings, followed by a male - all swimming Locality Twizel, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 24 November 2008 1 year ago 26 sec 2.5
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Female Paradise Shelduck grazing in a park
Locality Queenstown, South Island, New Zealand
Rhonda Hansch 11 April 2009 7 weeks ago 3.4 -
male on the beach
Locality Oban, Stewart Island, New Zealand
Georges Olioso 28 November 2005 24 weeks ago 3.4 -
Male grazing on a lawn
Locality Queenstown, South Island, New Zealand
Lindsay Hansch 11 April 2009 37 weeks ago 3.4 -
A female standing in a field.
Locality Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand
Nick Talbot 20 August 2011 19 weeks ago 3.4 -
A female on a lawn.
Locality Parc des Oiseaux, Villars-les-Dombes, Ain, Rhône-Alpes, France (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 8 April 1990 11 weeks ago 3.3 -
A female on the water.
Locality St Anne's Lagoon (Mata Kopae), Cheviot, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 19 August 2011 20 weeks ago 3.3
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