Species profile—Aythya australis (hardhead)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Anatidae (geese, swans and ducks) → Aythya australis (hardhead)
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Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Aves (birds)
- Family
- Anatidae (geese, swans and ducks)
- Scientific name
- Aythya australis (Eyton, 1838)
- Common name
- hardhead
- WildNet taxon ID
- 1999
- Synonym(s)
- Nyroca australis
- Alternate name(s)
- Australian white-eyed duck
coppertop
copperhead
brownhead
barwing
white-wing
white-eye
white-eyed duck - Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Least concern
- Back on Track (BoT) status
- Low
- Conservation significant
- No
- Wetland status
- Wetland Indicator Species
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Aquatic & Terrestrial
Other resources
Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) Atlas of Living Australia
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1999
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
