Breeding adult © Hayley Alexander eBird S44073586 Macaulay Library ML 92155351
Nonbreeding adult © Chris Burwell
Juvenile © Terence Alexander
Breeding adult © Rohan Clarke
Juvenile © Julie Clark
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Breeding adult and juvenile © Jenny Stiles
Breeding adult © Terence Alexander

Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae

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Identification

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Small ducklike bird that rides low in the water. In breeding plumage note bright yellow eye, dark face, and rusty brown neck. In non-breeding plumage it is much paler, with the dark cap not extending below the eye (compare with Hoary-headed Grebe). Can be abundant; typically on freshwater ponds and lakes.

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