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Kōrero: Wetland birds

Australasian crested grebe nest

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Australasian crested grebe nest

An Australasian crested grebe sits on its large floating nest on Lake Alexandrina in South Canterbury. It is brooding a stripy chick on its back – grebes often swim like this too. The adult has a topknot-like crest and a prominent neck ruff, both of which are raised and fluffed out during courtship displays

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Private collection

by Carl Walrond

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Christina Troup, Wetland birds – Grebes and dabchicks, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/14614/australasian-crested-grebe-nest (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Christina Troup, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.

Comments

Brooke Kent
08 February 2011
The are called kamana by the maori and are regarded as treasure.