A photo of a Radjah Shelduck (Radjah radjah)
Radjah Shelduck

Radjah Shelduck

Radjah radjah

The radjah shelduck (Radjah radjah), 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. Both the male and female of the species are mostly white, with dark wing-tips and a distinctive "collar" of dark feathers. Seen from above in flight the birds have green bands on the tops of their wings. The female has a harsh rattle and the male has a breathy, sore-throat whistle.
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Eloise Croucamp
Sunday 01 Jan 2023 - 6:18am
Australia
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Eloise Croucamp
Wednesday 14 Dec 2022 - 6:19pm
Australia
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Mandy Thiele
Tuesday 11 Oct 2022 - 5:41pm
Germany
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Edward Clifford
Saturday 15 Jun 2019 - 3:00pm
Australia
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