Raja Shelduck

Radjah radjah - Tadorne radjah

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Anseriformes

  • Family
    :

    Anatidés

  • Genus
    :

    Radjah

  • Species
    :

    radjah

Descriptor

Garnot Lesson, R, 1828

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 61 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 930 à 1130 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

Tadorne radjah
adult
Tadorne radjah
adult

Raja Shelduck (Radjah radjah) is a species of bird in the Anatidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Radjah radjah radjah (Moluccas to New Guinea)
  • Radjah radjah rufitergum (n and e Australia)

Foreign names

  • Tadorne radjah,
  • Tarro rajá,
  • pato-rajá,
  • Radjahgans,
  • radjah ásólúd,
  • Radjaheend,
  • Casarca del ragià,
  • vithuvad gravand,
  • Beltegravand,
  • kazarka radža,
  • husice královská,
  • Radjahgravand,
  • pulmussorsa,
  • ànec de collar,
  • kazarka nadobna,
  • Пеганка-раджа,
  • Umukia raja,
  • シロガシラツクシガモ,
  • 白腹麻鸭,
  • 白腹麻鴨,

Voice song and cries

Tadorne radjah
adult

Habitat

Tadorne radjah
adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries ; Marine Intertidal : Mud Flats and Salt Flats

Geographic range

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 14-09-2011
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