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Photo by Mat & Cathy
Sherwood Arboretum, Brisbane, Australia, June 2006

Aythya australis

Alternative name: (Australian) White-eyed Duck

[edit] Identification

45 cm long but reaching 60 cm sometimes. Chocolate-brown above, with rufous flanks and white undersides. Underside of the wings are white. In the male, the eyes are a striking white, in the female, brown.

[edit] Distribution

Southeastern Australia

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Lakes, swamps and rivers with deep, still water, but are often seen in smaller streams, flooded grasslands, and shallow pools.

[edit] Behaviour

Diet includes small aquatic creatures, and water weeds.

Female, as told by duller plumage and brown eye
Photo by colonelboris
Victoria Park, Sydney, Australia, 26/11/2009.

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