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Species
Least Concernhoary-headed grebe
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPodicipediformes
- FamilyPodicipedidae
Habitatmarine
Observations5,680
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Poliocephalus
- Mass
- 223.1
- Image
- Poliocephalus poliocephalus RB.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Poliocephalus poliocephalus
- taxon name
- Poliocephalus poliocephalus
- taxon common name
- mergulhão-grisalho
- endemic to
- Australia
- litter size
- 3.9
- egg incubation period
- 22
- short name
- P. poliocephalus
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Encyclopedic overview
The hoary-headed grebe (Poliocephalus poliocephalus) is a member of the grebe family. It breeds in southern parts of Australia; it winters throughout the island of Tasmania. The bird takes its name from the silvery-white streaking on its black head. It is common in Australia, with a population of about 500,000. Its habitat is similar to that of the Australasian grebe.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hoary-headed Grebe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.