Paradise Shelduck

Paradise Shelduck

Tadorna variegata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Abel Tasman National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
40–50
Mar
60–70
Apr
60–70
May
60–70
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
70–80
Oct
40–50
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
60–70%
2 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
50–60%
3 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
40–50%
4 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
20–30%
5 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
20–30%
6 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
10–20%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Paradise Shelduck in Abel Tasman National Park?

About 45% of visitor-days record a Paradise Shelduck sighting in Abel Tasman National Park, based on 220 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Paradise Shelduck in Abel Tasman National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Paradise Shelduck in Abel Tasman National Park in our monthly data.

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