Designed by
Title
Radjah shelduck (Radjah radjah) confronting Dusky moorhen : (pix Sanjiv Shukla) #325437044
Description
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 male and females of the species are mostly white, with dark wing-tips and a distinctive "collar" of dark feathers. When viewed from above, during flight or with wings outstretched, green bands are visible on the tops of their wings.