Talk:Australian shelduck

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The Australian Shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides) is a shelduck native to Australia and Tasmania. Females can be differentiated from males by white feathers around the eye.Photograph: JJ Harrison

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A male Australian shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides) in Perth, Western Australia. First described in 1828, this species of shelduck is sexually dimorphic: males are larger than females and do not have a white ring around their eyes.Photo: JJ Harrison