Radjah Shelduck

Tadorna radjah rufitergum

Parry Lagoons Nature Reserve, Wyndham, NE WA IMG_7778 20160722 - male on left, female on right

Notes: Large, dumpy, white head & body, bone/pink bill, pale eye. Black outer wings, chestnut
chestband, deep green speculum, legs & feet pale pink. Female: narrower chestband than male.
Juvenile: shadowy breast band, 'dirty' head & neck. Mostly coastal brackish water, estuaries,
mudflats, mangroves. Breeding on coastal rivers in late wet season.

Range from Morcombe^©

Horseshoe Lagoon, Lakefield NP, CYPAL, FNE Qld IMG_2163 20220903 Centenary Lakes, Cairns North, FN Qld IMG_2632 20190818 Little Creek, Cairns North, FNE Qld IMG_4551 20230729 - CLICK for another view. Centenary Lakes, Cairns North, FN Qld IMG_0241 20180401 - male showing green speculum Botanical Gardens, Cairns North , FNE Qld IMG_2701 20220920 - male Mamukala Billabong, Kakadu, N NT IMG_3612 201860728 - white inner wing, black outer wing Boat Ramp, Buchanan Highway, Victoria River, NC NT IMG_5745 20180806 Boat Ramp, Buchanan Highway, Victoria River, NC NT IMG_5756 20180806 - juvenile on left, adult male on right Parry Lagoon,WA MVI_3756 20160706 Cemetery, Cairns North, FNE Qld IMG_1561 20230312 - juvenile on left calling.

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