Paradise Shelduck - Putangitangi (Tadoma variegata - Anatidae: Ducks, Swans) North Island, New Zealand
The Paradise Shelduck is endemic to New Zealand, it is a not uncommon sight in pasture country, farm dams and lakes. A pair of ducks is filmed in a stream leading into Lake Waikaremoana in the centre of the North Island, a pair with chicks is filmed in Zeelandia sanctuary in Wellington.
The related Australian Shelduck can be seen at vimeo.com/121342380 and the Common Shelduck of Eurasia at vimeo.com/121524167