Eukaryota >Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Anseriformes > Anatidae > Tadorna > Tadorna radjah
Also known as the Black-backed Shelduck or the Burdekin Duck, this is a strikingly coloured black and white duck with green bands on the top of the wings that can be seen from above when in flight.
The head and neck is all white, the back and wings are black and the undersides are white, broken only by a dark collar.
Radjah Shelducks form long term bonds and tend to be seen pairs or small flocks.