AUSTRALASIAN LITTLE GREBE

Photographed at Lake Owhareiti, Pakaraka, North Island, New Zealand, April, 2019

(*   30)                  AUSTRALASIAN LITTLE GREBE                     Tachybaptus novaehollandiae       

NEW ZEALAND               122

Found in lakes and ponds, particularly north of Auckland.

AUSTRALASIAN GREBE

30         AUSTRALASIAN GREBE       Tachybaptus novaehollandiae

Australia   (30)

Also known as Little Grebe. 23-26 cms. Found all over Australia. Frequents shallow fresh water, dams, wetlands, sewage ponds. Dives when startled. Young hide under parents' wing, even when diving.