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 |  | Scientific name: Aythya australis
Size: 42 - 49cm
Status: Common
Diet: Aquatic insects, plants, molluscs and yabbies.
Habitat: Deep vegetated swamps and large open waterways.
Breeding: Nine to twelve eggs are laid in spring after heavy rain.
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| | Hardheads
/Hardheads/$File/Hardheads.jpg) Hardheads can dive for over a minute getting food inaccessible to other ducks. |