Hoary-headed Grebe

Poliocephalus is from the Greek words polios, meaning grey, and cephalus, meaning head.

Wyooda (why’oo’dar).

Most common in the south west and south east of Australia but are widespread.

Up to 30.5 centimetres long with a 46 centimetre wingspan.

The furthest distance recorded by the Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme for this species of bird to travel is 596 km (as at 10 June 2012). This distance was travelled in 5.8 months.

The photographs for this species were not taken in the reserves of interest to the FQPB.

What Bird is That? Neville W Cayley. 1978

Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Various contributors.

Aboriginal names of bird species in south-west Western Australia, with suggestions for their adoption into common usage. Ian Abbott. 2009. Conservation Science Western Australia Journal. Volume 7 No 2 https://library.dbca.wa.gov.au/Journals/080559/080559-07.015.pdf

Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/science/abbbs/abbbs-search.html

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/947595db-244f-4160-b30d-0473b37d857b