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- 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
North Island of 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.
