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Elegant, slender duck with long neck and tail.
Not listed
At a glance
FamilyDucks, Geese, and Waterfowl
SizeMedium
RarityRare
HabitatWetlands, floodplains, lakes, estuaries, and slow-moving waterways.
Best timeMost reliable in Western Australia from April.
Sounds
Sound sampleRecorded by Vandousselaere Patrick
Range map
Range map
6visible hotspots
55visible records
2states
SparseModerateDense hotspot
Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
Overview
Males have a chocolate brown head with a white slash coming up the neck, white breast, and mostly gray body. Females are patterned light brown.
Behavior
Forages in wetlands and in fields on agricultural waste grains.
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