Avibase: Aythya australis (Hardhead)

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Hardhead

Aythya australis (Eyton, TC 1838)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Hardhead - Aythya australis	Zebedee Muller	2022-01-19	The Valley Avenue Ponds, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Australian Capital Territory (excl. Jervis Bay) (Australia)	-	412746081 macaulaylibrary.org
Hardhead - Aythya australis	Andrew Spencer	2016-01-01	McClean Bridge Road, Julatten, Queensland, Queensland (Australia) (400 m)	call, wing noise - calls from one of a small group of birds flushing off a large flooded area along the road. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	311775 xeno-canto.org
Hardhead - Aythya australis	Ramit Singal	2020-07-30	Waverley Dam (Don), Devonport, Tasmania, Australia, Devonport (Australia)	- Mic pointed at a group of 8 birds about 50m away. Low calls.	252352161 macaulaylibrary.org
Hardhead - Aythya australis	Charlie Andrews	2020-10-27	Campbells Swamp (Griffith), Griffith, New South Wales, Australia, Griffith (Australia)	-	283721771 macaulaylibrary.org
Hardhead - Aythya australis	Sara Young	2019-01-19	Lake Clarendon, Lockyer Valley, Queensland, Australia, Lockyer Valley (Australia)	- Recorded at 1358. Harsh 'gaak' calls from a female. Horsfields Bronze-Cuckoo also heard.	135841081 macaulaylibrary.org
White-eyed Duck - Aythya australis	Andrew Spencer	2016-01-01	Rifle Creek, McLean Bridge Rd, Julatten, Tablelands, Queensland, Australia, Tablelands (Australia)	- calls from one of a small group of birds flushing off a large flooded area along the road.	99561771 macaulaylibrary.org
Hardhead - Aythya australis	Jay McGowan	2024-12-14	, Moreton Bay (Australia)	-	630467503 macaulaylibrary.org
Hardhead - Aythya australis	Jay McGowan	2025-11-19	, Stirling (Australia)	-	649482947 macaulaylibrary.org
Hardhead - Aythya australis	David Secomb	2018-08-01	Ashburton River at Urala Causeway, Ashburton, Western Australia, Australia, Ashburton (Australia)	- Call. 6:02. About 20 present but moved to other side of river. Sunrise 6:52	258755871 macaulaylibrary.org
Hardhead - Aythya australis	Sooraj Sekhar	2025-11-15	, Mount Barker (Australia)	-	645866656 macaulaylibrary.org
Hardhead - Aythya australis	Sara Young	2020-01-26	Discovery Lake and Opossum Creek (Springfield Lakes), Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, Ipswich (Australia)	- Recorded at 0627. Various mutterings and quacks from a flock of seven female and two male birds, exhibiting following-type behaviour, but not chasing.	202918331 macaulaylibrary.org

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