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Radjah Shelduck
Radjah radjah (Garnot & Lesson, RP, 1828)
Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans
Radjah Shelduck, Radjah radjah, is a duck in the Anatidae family and the order Anseriformes. Its breeding range covers Australasia, including the Moluccas, New Guinea and northern Australia. It occurs mainly in mangrove forests and along coasts, and in Australia its range runs through tropical northern areas from central Queensland west to the Kimberley. It also uses paperbark swamps and, in the wet season, may move into brackish or freshwater wetlands farther inland.
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Family
- Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans
- Breeding range
- Australasia: Moluccas, New Guinea and n Australia
