Poliocephalus is a small genus of birds in the grebe family. Its two members are found in Australia and New Zealand.

Species

There are two species in the genus:

Genus Poliocephalus Selby, 1840 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Hoary-headed grebe

Poliocephalus poliocephalus
(Jardine & Selby, 1827)
Australia and Tasmania
Map of range
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 LC 


New Zealand grebe

Poliocephalus rufopectus
(Gray, 1843)
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 LC 


References

  1. ^ "Podicipedidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.


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