Australasian Grebe
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae(Stephens, JF, 1826)
English (US) Australasian Grebe
The Australasian Grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae) 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.
- Scientific name
- Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Family
- Podicipedidae (Grebes)
- Order
- Podicipediformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Australasian Grebe
- Described by
- (Stephens, JF, 1826)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Tachybaptus novaehollandiae javanicus
- Tachybaptus novaehollandiae fumosus
- Tachybaptus novaehollandiae incola
- Tachybaptus novaehollandiae novaehollandiae
- Tachybaptus novaehollandiae leucosternos
- Tachybaptus novaehollandiae rennellianus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Podiceps novaehollandiae
- Described by
- (Stephens, JF, 1826)
- Type locality
- New South Wales.
- Original description
- General Zoology, or systematic natural history 13, pt.1 p.18
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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