Hoary-headed Grebe
Poliocephalus poliocephalus(Jardine, W; Selby, PJ, 1827)
English (US) Hoary-headed Grebe
The Hoary-headed Grebe (Poliocephalus poliocephalus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Podicipedidae (Grebes) in the order Podicipediformes.
Range: Australia including TasmaniaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Poliocephalus poliocephalus
- Family
- Podicipedidae (Grebes)
- Order
- Podicipediformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Hoary-headed Grebe
- Described by
- (Jardine, W; Selby, PJ, 1827)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Podiceps poliocephalus
- Described by
- (Jardine, W; Selby, PJ, 1827)
- Type locality
- New South Wales.
- Original description
- Illustrations of ornithology 1 pl.13,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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