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Paradise shelduck/pūtangitangi

2 paradise shelduck/pūtangitangi (Tadorna variegata) ducks.

The paradise shelduck/pūtangitangi (Tadorna variegata) is a distinctive, endemic New Zealand duck that has benefited from the increase in habitat due to human settlement.

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