drake, as told by the grey head (Zoo; 2012-09-19)


South African Shelduck
Tadorna cana

Native Range: Africa

Notes: a handsome duck endemic to extreme southern Africa; pronounced sexual dimorphism with the drake showing a grey head and the female showing a bright white face and jet-black neck.

cinnamon upperparts; yellowish breast (Zoo; 2012-09-19)
jet-black bill, legs, feet, eye, and tail (Zoo; 2012-09-19)