Species profile
Australasian Grebe
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
Quick answer
Breeding regions are OR, AU. Breeding subregions are 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.).
- Scientific name
- Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Family
- Podicipedidae
- Order
- Podicipediformes
- Genus
- Tachybaptus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Australasian Grebe in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Podicipedidae
- Aechmophorus elasson (Aechmophorus elasson)
- Aechmophorus lucasi (Aechmophorus lucasi)
- Alaotra Grebe (Tachybaptus rufolavatus)
- Atitlan Grebe (Podilymbus gigas)
- Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii)
- Colombian Grebe (Podiceps andinus)
- Colymbus oligocaenus (Colymbus oligocaenus)
- Colymbus parvus (Colymbus parvus)