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title: "Tadorna-paraíso"
description: "Tadorna variegata — Aves. The paradise shelduck (Tadorna variegata), also known as the paradise duck, or pūtangitangi in Māori, is a species of shelduck, a group of goose-like ducks, which is endemic to New Zealand."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/paradise-shelduck
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Tadorna-paraíso

> Tadorna variegata — Aves. The paradise shelduck (Tadorna variegata), also known as the paradise duck, or pūtangitangi in Māori, is a species of shelduck, a group of goose-like ducks, which is endemic to New Zealand.

- Scientific name: *Tadorna variegata*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 10901
- Wikidata: [Q747813](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q747813)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7072](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7072)

## Names

- en: Paradise Shelduck
- de: Paradiesgans
- es: Tarro maorí
- fr: Tadorne de paradis
- nl: Paradijscasarca
- pt: Tadorna-paraíso
- pl: Kazarka rajska

## Countries with the most observations

NZ (10140), AU (7)

## Summary

The paradise shelduck (Tadorna variegata), also known as the paradise duck, or pūtangitangi in Māori, is a species of shelduck, a group of goose-like ducks, which is endemic to New Zealand. Johann Friedrich Gmelin placed it in the genus Anas with the ducks, geese, and swans. Both the male and female have striking plumages: the male has a black head and barred black body and the female has a white head with a chestnut body. They weigh between 1.09 and 2 kg (2.4 and 4.4 lb) and are between 63 and 71 cm (25 and 28 in) in length.
Paradise shelducks mate for life and usually live as pairs, and moult their feathers from…

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

## Photo

![Tadorna-paraíso](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/paradise-shelduck/medium.jpg)

Photo: mikoikoi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/185691111

## Machine access

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