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Identification  
Male:
Prominent white patches on head and bill
Large, white, orange and yellow bill
No wing patch 
Female:
Two white patches on the side of the head
No wing patch 
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Season:
spring migrant
no data
fall migrant
winter-resident
no data
no data
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Habitat: Foreshore


Feeding:
Surface Diver
Preference for molluscs and blue mussels. Also eats crustaceans.

Behaviour:


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