South African Shelduck - Tadorna cana

The South African Shelduck is also known as the Cape Shelduck. They are found in South Africa, Namibia and parts of Botswana. Both sexes have a rusty colored body and wings marked with black, white and green. Males have a gray head and females have a gray head with a white face.

Diet during the dry season is grain and algae. During the rest of the year they eat mostly seeds, insect larvae and crustaceans.

Adult

Male (right) and female Shelducks 01/27/2012 - Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA Male (right) and female Shelducks 01/27/2012 - Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA	Male 12/10/2013 - San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park, San Diego, CA Male 12/10/2013 - San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park, San Diego, CA	2 males 01/27/2012 - Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA 2 males 01/27/2012 - Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA
2 males - note the little bit of tongue showing 01/27/2012 - Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA 2 males - note the little bit of tongue showing 01/27/2012 - Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA	Male 01/27/2012 - Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA Male 01/27/2012 - Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA	Female 01/27/2012 - Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA Female 01/27/2012 - Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA
Female 01/27/2012 - Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA Female 01/27/2012 - Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA

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