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Hoary-headed Grebe
Poliocephalus poliocephalus · Family Podicipedidae
Poliocephalus poliocephalus
Family Podicipedidae
- Order
- Podicipediformes
- Family
- Podicipedidae
- GBIF occurrence records
- 274,138
- Countries and territories with records
- 4
About this species
This species has 274,138 occurrence records from 4 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Australia accounts for 99.6% of the records; no other country or territory reaches 1%. In Australia, this species accounts for 0.25% of all bird records in GBIF.
The scientific name Poliocephalus poliocephalus combines the genus name Poliocephalus with the species epithet poliocephalus. It is the only species of the genus Poliocephalus in the Warbla app catalog.
The catalog has GBIF record counts for 18 species of the family Podicipedidae. This species ranks 10th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Podilymbus podiceps. Its record count is 25.7% of the family average (1,068,259). The family Podicipedidae belongs to the order Podicipediformes, which has 18 species in the Warbla app catalog.