Poliocephalus (bird)

Poliocephalus
	Hoary-headed grebe, Poliocephalus poliocephalus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Podicipediformes
Family:	Podicipedidae
Genus:	Poliocephalus; Selby, 1840
Type species
	Podiceps nestor; Gould, 1836
Species
	P. poliocephalus; P. rufopectus

Poliocephalus is a small genus of birds in the grebe family. Its two members are found in Australia and New Zealand.

Species

There are two species in the genus:

Genus **Poliocephalus** – Selby, 1840 – two species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Hoary-headed grebe	Poliocephalus poliocephalus (Jardine & Selby, 1827)	Australia and Tasmania	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
New Zealand grebe	Poliocephalus rufopectus (Gray, 1843)	New Zealand.	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC