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Australasian Grebe
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826)
Podicipedidae — Grebes
Australasian Grebe, Tachybaptus novaehollandiae, is a grebe of the Oriental Region and Australasia, breeding in Java, the Sangihe and Talaud Islands, Timor, New Guinea, the south-east Bismarck Archipelago, Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Rennell. It was described by Stephens in 1826. A member of the Podicipedidae, it is one of the smallest grebes, and it is found on freshwater lakes and rivers across greater Australia, New Zealand and nearby Pacific islands.
- Order
- Podicipediformes
- Family
- Podicipedidae — Grebes
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region, Australasia: Java, Sangihe and Talaud is. (n of Sulawesi), Timor (e Lesser Sundas), New Guinea, se Bismarck Arch., Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Rennell (s Solomon Is.)
