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Hoary-headed Grebe

Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Podicipediformes
Family: Podicipedidae
Genus: Poliocephalus
Species: P. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future Least Concern ( LC) is an IUCN category assigned to extant species or lower taxa which have been evaluated but do not qualify for any other category Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. Grebes are members of the Podicipediformes order, a widely distributed order of freshwater diving birds some of which visit the sea when migrating Grebes are members of the Podicipediformes order, a widely distributed order of freshwater diving birds some of which visit the sea when migrating Poliocephalus is a small genus of Birds in the Grebe family Its two members are found in Australia and New Zealand. poliocephalus
Binomial name
Poliocephalus poliocephalus
(Jardine & Selby, 1827)

The Hoary-headed Grebe, Poliocephalus poliocephalus, is a member of the grebe family found in Australia and, since 1975, New Zealand, where it is scarce. Sir William Jardine 7th Baronet ( February 23, 1800 - November 21, 1874, Edinburgh) was a Scottish naturalist Prideaux John Selby ( July 23, 1788 &ndash March 27, 1867) was an English Ornithologist, Botanist and Artist Grebes are members of the Podicipediformes order, a widely distributed order of freshwater diving birds some of which visit the sea when migrating For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island

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. The Australasian Grebe, Tachybaptus novaehollandiae is a tiny Waterbird common on fresh water lakes and rivers in greater Australia, New Zealand

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