Species profile—Poliocephalus poliocephalus (hoary-headed grebe)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Podicipedidae (Grebes) → Poliocephalus poliocephalus (hoary-headed grebe)

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Species details

Kingdom

Animalia (animals)

Class

Aves (birds)

Family

Podicipedidae (Grebes)

Scientific name

Poliocephalus poliocephalus (Jardine & Selby, 1827)

Common name

hoary-headed grebe

WildNet taxon ID

1260

Alternate name(s)

hoary-headed dabchick
tom pudding

Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status

Least concern

Conservation significant

No

Wetland status

Wetland Indicator Species

Endemicity

Native

Pest status

Nil

Species environment

Aquatic & Terrestrial

Other resources

• Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
• Atlas of Living Australia

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1260.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.