New Zealand Grebe (Poliocephalus rufopectus)
About the New Zealand Grebe
The New Zealand grebe (Poliocephalus rufopectus), also known as the New Zealand dabchick or weweia, is a member of the grebe family endemic to New Zealand. Poliocephalus rufopectus is an aquatic diving bird in the grebe order. Poliocephalus rufopectus (G.R. Gray) was originally described by the English ornithologist George Robert Gray as Podiceps rufopectus G.R. Gray, 1843 (in subgenus Poliocephalus). The type specimen was collected by British botanist and scientific collector Andrew Sinclair in New Zealand. P. rufopectus is one of two species in the genus Poliocephalus, with the other being the hoary-headed grebe (Poliocephalus poliocephalus) which is native to Australia.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 2 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 CC BY-NC. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in New Zealand in the xeno-canto catalogue.