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title: "Pato-australiano"
description: "Tadorna tadornoides — Aves. The Australian shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides), also known as the chestnut-breasted shelduck or mountain duck, is a shelduck, a group of large goose-like ducks part of the bird family Anatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/australian-shelduck
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pato-australiano

> Tadorna tadornoides — Aves. The Australian shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides), also known as the chestnut-breasted shelduck or mountain duck, is a shelduck, a group of large goose-like ducks part of the bird family Anatidae.

- Scientific name: *Tadorna tadornoides*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 5408
- Wikidata: [Q761809](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q761809)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7070](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7070)

## Names

- en: Australian Shelduck
- de: Halsbandgans
- es: Tarro australiano
- fr: Tadorne d'Australie
- nl: Australische bergeend
- pt: Pato-australiano
- pl: Kazarka obrożna

## Countries with the most observations

AU (5106), NZ (17), IT (7)

## Summary

The Australian shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides), also known as the chestnut-breasted shelduck or mountain duck, is a shelduck, a group of large goose-like ducks part of the bird family Anatidae. The genus name Tadorna comes from Celtic roots and means "pied waterfowl". They have a striking chestnut-coloured breast and black body. They are protected under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_shelduck

## Photo

![Pato-australiano](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/australian-shelduck/medium.jpg)

Photo: neotrigonia · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9955550

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/australian-shelduck?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).