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Radjah Shelduck (Rajah rajah) Fact Sheet: Bibliography & Resources

Bibliography

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British Ornithologists’ Union. 1986. 94. Tadorna radjah (Lesson) 1828. In: White CMN, Bruce MD, editors. The birds of Wallacea: Sulawesi, the Moluccas & Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia). London (England): British Ornithologists’ Union. (B.O.U. Checklist). p. 137–138.

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Carboneras C, Kirwan GM. 2018. Radjah Shelduck (Radjah radjah). In: del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J, Christie DA, de Juana E, editors. Handbook of the birds of the world alive. Barcelona (Spain): Lynx Edicions; [accessed 2018 Sep 28]. https://www.hbw.com/species/radjah-shelduck-radjah-radjah.

Coates BJ. 1985. White-headed Shelduck Tadorna radjah. In: The birds of Papua New Guinea: including the Bismark Archipelago and Bougainville (volume I: non-passerines). Alderley (Queensland): Dove Publications. p. 98–99.

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Phillips JC. 1922. Radjah Sheldrake. In: A natural history of ducks (vol. 1). Boston (MA): Houghton Mifflin Company. p. 222–227. [accessed 2018 Oct 31]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/111118#page/359/mode/1up.

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Additional Internet Resources

Radjah Shelducks

Two Radjah Shelducks standing in shallow water

Radjah Shelducks at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.

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