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HOARY-HEADED GREBE FACTS |
Description
The Hoary-headed Grebe is a fairly small dark grey and white grebe. It has a brown eye and a black patch under the chin, and a narrow black streak down the back of the neck During the breeding season adult plumage has white streaks over the entire head, giving them the common name of Hoary-headed Grebe. Juveniles have a white chin and throat and a striped face.
Other Names
Dabchick, Hoary-headed Dabchick
Size
30cm
Habitat
open waters in lakes, estuaries, brackish water
Food
mainly aquatic insects and other invertebrates.
Breeding
The Hoary-headed Grebe builds a nest amongst floating weeds, sedges or reeds. The nest is made of waterweeds attached to sedges or a fallen branch. Three to six eggs are laid.
Range
The Hoary-headed Grebe is found in all states and territories of Australia as well as in New Zealand. It is not usually found in the central arid regions of Australia.
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Podicipediformes | | Family: | Podicipedidae | | Genus: | Poliocephalus | | Species: | poliocephalus | | Common Name: | Hoary-headed Grebe |
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