Paradise Shelduck (Tadorna variegata)
About the Paradise Shelduck
The paradise shelduck (Tadorna variegata), also known as the paradise duck, or pūtangitangi in Māori, is a species of shelduck, a group of goose-like ducks, which is endemic to New Zealand. Johann Friedrich Gmelin placed it in the genus Anas with the ducks, geese, and swans. Both the male and female have striking plumages: the male has a black head and barred black body and the female has a white head with a chestnut body. They weigh between 1.09 and 2 kg (2.4 and 4.4 lb) and are between 63 and 71 cm (25 and 28 in) in length.
A real field recording of the Paradise Shelduck. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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Our streaming copies are mirrored from the original xeno-canto file and transcoded to 96 kbps mono — a modification, so we note it here; the licence for each recording is named in its credit below.
1 recording on this page · licensed CC BY ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Netherlands, New Zealand · xeno-canto lists 25 recordings for this species in total.
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- South African ShelduckTadorna canaprofile
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.