Grebes (Podicipedidae)
Hoary-headed Grebe (Poliocephalus poliocephalus) - HBW 1, p. 191
French: Grèbe argenté
German: Haarschopftaucher
Spanish: Zampullín Canoso
Other common names: Hoary-headed Dabchick
Taxonomy: Podiceps poliocephalus Jardine and Selby, 1827, New South Wales.
Formerly included in Podiceps, and less frequently in Tachybaptus. Forms superspecies with P. rufopectus. Monotypic.
Distribution: Australia and Tasmania; recent isolated breeding in New Zealand.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird swimming near some Australasian Grebes, then another one comes and both dive. Locality Corowa Sewage Ponds, Corowa, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 October 2009 2 years ago 29 sec 4.2 -
A big group of birds in the water between some juvenile and adult Australasian Grebes. Locality Corowa Sewage Ponds, Corowa, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 October 2009 2 years ago 35 sec 4.2 -
Moving quickly on water. Locality West Belconnen Pond, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Stephen Wallace 17 October 2011 1 year ago 25 sec 4 -
Several birds swimming Locality Fyshwick Sewage Ponds, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 25 March 2005 5 years ago 17 sec 3.9 -
A bird moving through the water, finally diving Locality Fyshwick, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 3 March 2006 6 years ago 18 sec 3.7 -
An adult in breeding plumage swimming and feeding on a dragonfly Locality Thargomindah, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Tom Tarrant 31 March 1995 8 years ago 39 sec 3.1
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Close-up of a bird in breeding plumage on the water.
Locality Jacana Wetlands, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 13 January 2013 11 weeks ago 4 -
A pair of birds in breeding plumage on the water.
Locality Jacana Wetlands, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 12 January 2013 12 weeks ago 4 -
Hoary-headed grebe pair.
Locality Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Margaret Leggoe 30 March 2013 7 weeks ago 3.7 -
Adult bird swimming
Locality Herdsman Lake, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Clive Nealon 20 January 2008 1 year ago 3.4 -
Two birds on the water. One in breeding plumage.
Locality Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 9 August 2010 2 years ago 3.3 -
A Hoary-headed Grebe loafing on the water.
Locality Tambellup, Western Australia, Australia
Nicholas Tomney 19 December 2012 20 weeks ago 3.3
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