Keywords: outdoor Unusually for ducks, the female paradise shelduck is more eye-catching than the male; females have a pure white head and chestnut-coloured body, while males have a dark grey body and black head. Paradise shelducks are commonly observed flying in pairs or grazing on pasture. They are very vocal birds, with males giving a characteristic ‘zonk zonk’, while females make a more shrill ‘zeek zeek’ while flying or as a warning to intruders. www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/birds/birds-a-z/par... nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/paradise-shelduck en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_shelduck Unusually for ducks, the female paradise shelduck is more eye-catching than the male; females have a pure white head and chestnut-coloured body, while males have a dark grey body and black head. Paradise shelducks are commonly observed flying in pairs or grazing on pasture. They are very vocal birds, with males giving a characteristic ‘zonk zonk’, while females make a more shrill ‘zeek zeek’ while flying or as a warning to intruders. www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/birds/birds-a-z/par... nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/paradise-shelduck en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_shelduck |