General Description
Body dark brown with a white belly. Bill dark with a white tip. Body up to 50 cm long.
Biology
Hardheads dive underwater to feed on aquatic plants and freshwater mussels.
Distribution
Mainland Australia and Tasmania.
Habitat
Deep freshwater and open wetlands.
More Information
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Brief Id
Dark brown body with white under tail and belly.
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Colours
Brown, White
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Diet
Omnivore
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Diet Categories
Molluscs, Aquatic weed
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Endemicity
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Vulnerable, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Least Concern
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Common Name
Hardhead
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Species Name
australis
