Species Radjah radjah (Lesson, 1828)
Rajah Shelduck, Burdekin Duck, White-headed Sheldrake, White-headed Shelduck
Generic Combinations
- Radjah radjah (Lesson, 1828) [Removed from Tadorna based on results of Gonzalez et al. 2009)]. —
Gill, F., Donsker, D. & Rasmussen, P. 25 Jul 2020. IOC World Bird List. 10.2. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/new/ioc-lists/master-list-2/
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
General References
Gonzalez, J., Düttmann, H. & Wink, M 2009. Phylogenetic relationships based on two mitochondrial genes and hybridization patterns in Anatidae. Journal of Zoology, London 279: 310-318
Common Name References
Anonymous 1969. An Index of Australian Bird Names. Division of WIldlife Research Technical Paper. Canberra : CSIRO Vol. No. 20 pp. 93. [13] (Rajah Shelduck, Burdekin Duck, White-headed Sheldrake, White-headed Shelduck)
Christidis, L. & Boles, W.E. 2008. Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing 288 pp. [15] (Rajah Shelduck)
International Ornithological Committee 2003. List of International English Names of Birds of the World. (Rajah Shelduck)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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17-Nov-2022 | ANATIDAE Leach, 1820 | 10-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED | |
10-Nov-2020 | 08-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
10-Nov-2020 | 04-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
29-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |