Family
Podicipedidae
Habits
Often sunbathes to reduce energy needed to create heat from food. Highly nomadic, also most communal of all grebes, nesting ing groups, clustering on open water and clumping in loose rafts to roost.
Habitat
Wetlands , Open; unsheltered sheets of fresh or saline water; inland waters and fringing forests; floodplains.
Breeding
November to January, or after rains. One brood per season. 5-6 eggs, chalky pale blue, becoming stained with brown. Incubation by both sexes. Pairing is impermanent and courtship simple.
Parks
Kakadu National Park
Details
Common Name: |
Hoary-headed Grebe |
Scientific Name: |
Poliocephalus (Podiceps) poliocephalus |
Sub Order: |
Unavailable |
Order: |
Podicipediformes |
Class: |
Aves |
Category: |
Native |
Status: |
Common |
Size: |
Unavailable |
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