Habitat:

• Found in shallow pools, swamps, marshes and other flooded areas.
• Eats tiny food particles such as crustaceans, mollusks, insects, aquatic plants and seeds, as well as water beetles, small minnows and snails.

Notes:

• Nests in shallow ground depressions constructed of grass and lined with down feathers.

Be sure to check local regulations for hunting or trapping information on this species.