Aythya australis

Hardhead at Splitters Creek, NSW

Aythya australis at Splitters Creek, NSW - 16 Oct 2021
Aythya australis at Splitters Creek, NSW - 16 Oct 2021
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Identification history

Aythya australis 19 Oct 2021 Liam.m
Oxyura australis 19 Oct 2021 KylieWaldon

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User's notes

This duck looks like a female or immature Blue Billed Duck to me. But its way off and terrible quality.

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Liam.m wrote:
   19 Oct 2021
Blue bills and hardheads do look similar sometimes. Key difference is that blue bills have stiff tails that are normally out of the water

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Sighting information

  • 2 Abundance
  • 16 Oct 2021 07:03 AM Recorded on
  • KylieWaldon Recorded by

Species information

  • Aythya australis Scientific name
  • Hardhead Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Very rare / threatened
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1062m Recorded at altitude
  • 197 images trained Machine learning
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