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Kōrero: Wetland birds

Distribution of grey duck, shoveler and scaup

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  • Australasian shoveler

  • Grey duck

  • New Zealand scaup

Click on a species name to see its New Zealand distribution in the early 2000s.

Grey ducks are widespread on the three main islands, as well as on the Kermadec, Chatham and subantarctic islands. Australasian shovelers and New Zealand scaup are scattered over the North and South islands.

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Christina Troup, Wetland birds – Grey ducks, shovelers and scaup, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/interactive/14646/distribution-of-grey-duck-shoveler-and-scaup (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Christina Troup, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.