2 – Australian Shelduck

Order Anseriformes; Family Anatidae (ducks, geese and swans); Scientific name: Tadorna tadornoides;

Common name: Australian Shelduck; Alternative common name: Mountain Duck – In flight - Distribution in Australia: Australian endemic species found in Tasmania and all mainland states except in the Northern Territory;  It is a southern species found mostly south of the Tropic of Capricorn.