New Zealand Grebe
Poliocephalus rufopectus(Gray, GR, 1843)
English (US) New Zealand Grebe
The New Zealand Grebe (Poliocephalus rufopectus) 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: North Island and far northern South Island (New Zealand)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Poliocephalus rufopectus
- Family
- Podicipedidae (Grebes)
- Order
- Podicipediformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- New Zealand Grebe
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1843)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Podiceps (Poliocephalus) rufopectus
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1843)
- Type locality
- North Island, New Zealand.
- Original description
- Travels in New Zealand; with contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history of that country 2 p.198
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Great Crested Grebe
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