first record for NZ was 1975 but it is a self-introduced species, very
different to a (human-)introduced species! They established tentatively but
petered out and are now scarce I believe.
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From: Dave Torr <>
To: Steve <>
Cc: Birding Aus <>
Sent: Saturday, 2 February 2013 5:06 PM
Subject: Hoary-headed Grebe introduced to Australia
As far as I know it is a Australian endemic introduced to NZ in 1975!
On 2 February 2013 14:57, Steve <> wrote:
> G'day all
>
> I just read the Wikipedia entry for HHGrebe.
>
> Hoary-headed Grebe
>
> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
> The Hoary-headed Grebe (Poliocephalus poliocephalus) is a member of the
> grebe family introduced in 1975 to Australia and to New Zealand, where it
> is scarce.
>
>
> So my question is "From where was it introduced?"
>
> Cheers
> Steve
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