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| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| - | 28cm. Black-brown above, rufous breast , cinnamon-brown flanks and undertail, white belly, black crown and nape with greenish gloss, black-brown hindneck, black and grey streaked lores and ear-coverts, brown chin and throat, rufous foreneck, white iris, stout bill. | + | L. 28cm |
| | + | *Black-brown above |
| | + | *Rufous breast |
| | + | *Cinnamon-brown flanks and undertail |
| | + | *White belly |
| | + | *Black crown and nape with greenish gloss |
| | + | *Black-brown hindneck |
| | + | *black and grey streaked lores and ear-coverts |
| | + | *Brown chin and throat |
| | + | *Rufous foreneck |
| | + | *White iris |
| | + | *Stout bill |
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| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
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| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| - | Voice Shrill ''wee-wee-wee'' and low ''tuk-tuk-tuk'' when breeding. | + | ====Diet==== |
| | Nest is a heap of vegetation, floating and anchored to submerged plants or on the bottom in shallow water. 2-3 chalky-white eggs are laid. | | Nest is a heap of vegetation, floating and anchored to submerged plants or on the bottom in shallow water. 2-3 chalky-white eggs are laid. |
| - | | + | ====Diet==== |
| | Diet includes small fish and aquatic invertebrates. | | Diet includes small fish and aquatic invertebrates. |
| | + | ==Voice== |
| | + | Shrill ''wee-wee-wee'' and low ''tuk-tuk-tuk'' when breeding. |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| | {{GSearch|Poliocephalus+rufopectus}} | | {{GSearch|Poliocephalus+rufopectus}} |
Revision as of 15:18, 29 January 2008
- Poliocephalus rufopectus
Identification
L. 28cm
- Black-brown above
- Rufous breast
- Cinnamon-brown flanks and undertail
- White belly
- Black crown and nape with greenish gloss
- Black-brown hindneck
- black and grey streaked lores and ear-coverts
- Brown chin and throat
- Rufous foreneck
- White iris
- Stout bill
Distribution
New Zealand
Taxonomy
Habitat
Freshwaters including reservoirs, lakes and swamps.
Behaviour
Diet
Nest is a heap of vegetation, floating and anchored to submerged plants or on the bottom in shallow water. 2-3 chalky-white eggs are laid.
Diet
Diet includes small fish and aquatic invertebrates.
Voice
Shrill wee-wee-wee and low tuk-tuk-tuk when breeding.
External Links
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