Alternative name: (Australian) White-eyed Duck
- Aythya australis
Identification
42–59 cm (16½-23¼ in)
- Chestnut-brown upperparts
- Rufous flanks
- Whitish belly
- White underwing
Eyes: white in male, brown in female
Distribution
Female, as told by duller plumage and brown eye
Photo by colonelboris
Victoria Park, Sydney, Australia, November 2009
Photo by colonelboris
Victoria Park, Sydney, Australia, November 2009
Australia (except driest areas), Tasmania and south-western Oceania.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Large, deep lakes and marshes.
Behaviour
Diet
They are mainly vegetarian, eating seeds, flowers grass, sedges and aquatic plants. They also eat some aquatic invertebrates.
Gallery
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Male
Photo by Hans&Judy Beste
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, May 2013
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2023) Hardhead. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 December 2023 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Hardhead
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