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Australian Grebes



FAMILY : Grebes

Great Crested Grebe
(Podiceps cristatus)
Great Crested Grebe
Upper body dark-brown, underparts white, eyes red. Bill long and pointed. When breeding: crest or tuft of black feathers on top of head and red-brown feathers (ruff) around neck. Body up to 50 cm long.

Great Crested Grebes eat their feathers... Click to continue>
Hoary-headed Grebe
(Poliocephalus poliocephalus)
Hoary-headed Grebe
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... Click to continue>
Australasian Grebe
(Tachybaptus novaehollandiae)
Australasian Grebe
The non-breeding plumage of both the male and female Australasian Grebe is dark grey-brown above and mostly silver-grey below, with a white oval patch of bare skin at the base of the bill. During the breeding season, both sexes have a glossy-black... Click to continue>


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