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Radjah Shelduck (Radjah radjah)

Radjah Shelduck (Radjah radjah)
Radjah Shelduck (Radjah radjah)

About Radjah Shelduck (Radjah radjah)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Anseriformes
  • Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks

The radjah shelduck, is a species of shelduck found mostly in New Guinea and Australia, and also on some of the Moluccas. It is known alternatively as the raja shelduck, black-backed shelduck, or in Australia as the Burdekin duck.

Source: Wikipedia

Visits

  • 2007-03-10

    Big Island - Kona / Four Seasons Hotel, United States of America
    Previously, I had thought this was an odd colored Egyptian Goose, but after returning from Australia, I now believe it was Radjah Shelduck.
    Image from 2007-03-10
  • 2012-11-11

    Lakefield National Park, Australia
    Image from 2012-11-11
  • 2024-08-04

    Batanta, Indonesia
  • 2024-08-05

    Batanta, Indonesia
    Image from 2024-08-05
  • 2024-08-06

    Batanta, Indonesia
  • 2024-08-06

    Mansuar, Indonesia