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Chocolate brown diving duck with white rump and large white panels in the wings.
Not listed
Indigenous: Punkari, Copperhead, White-Eye, White-Wing, Pienkarry, Brownhead, Coppertop, Karakahia, Widgeon, Barwing, White-Eyed Duck, White-Winged Duck
At a glance
FamilyDucks, Geese, and Waterfowl
SizeLarge
RarityCommon
HabitatWetlands, floodplains, lakes, estuaries, and slow-moving waterways.
Best timeReported across most months in Victoria, with no narrow seasonal peak.
Sounds
Sound sampleRecorded by Andrew Spencer
Range map
Range map
6696visible hotspots
313187visible records
6states
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
Male has white eyes. Female is slightly paler with dusky eyes. Similar to Musk and Blue-billed Ducks, but Hardhead sits higher in the water, has a white patch on the rump, and lacks a spiky tail.
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