Where does the Paradise Shelduck live?
Tadorna variegata has 157,010 records in 13 countries and territories, from 1875 to 2026. Most records come from New Zealand.
- 157,010 records
- 13 places
- 104 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesAnseriformesAnatidaeTadorna
When it is recorded
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Peak month: October. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18752026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 156,714 | |
| Australia | 132 | |
| Netherlands | 51 | |
| Sweden | 46 | |
| Belgium | 22 | |
| United States | 17 | |
| United Kingdom | 11 | |
| France | 5 | |
| Germany | 4 | |
| Denmark | 3 | |
| ZZ | 3 | |
| Switzerland | 1 | |
| Nigeria | 1 |
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Common Goldeneye
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Common Merganser
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Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.