Poliocephalus (Hoary-headed and New Zealand Grebes)

Genus

Hoary-headed and New Zealand Grebes

Poliocephalus

2 species in our catalog · found in 15 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

New Zealand Dabchick
LC Endemic

New Zealand Dabchick

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Poliocephalus rufopectus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Hoary-headed Grebe
LC Endemic

Hoary-headed Grebe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Poliocephalus poliocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%
Jan
~10%
Feb
~10%
Mar
~10%
Apr
~10%
May
~10%
Jun
~10%
Jul
~10%
Aug
~10%
Sep
~10%
Oct
~10%
Nov
~10%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Hoary-headed and New Zealand Grebes

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
~10%
2 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~10%
3 Flinders Chase 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~10%
4 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~10%
5 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~10%
6 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~10%
7 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
<5%
8 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
9 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
10 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
11 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
12 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
13 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
14 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
15 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%