Image: New Zealand dabchick

Description: New Zealand dabchick – weiweia The small endemic dabchick (Poliocephalus rufopectus) has a total population of 1,700 birds, scattered around the North Island and just a few South Island lakes. The bird is shy and secretive. Like other grebes, it builds a floating nest, anchored to reeds or overhanging branches. The New Zealand dabchick is about 29 centimetres long and weighs 250 grams. Its head is streaked with fine silver feathers. If disturbed, dabchicks either skitter rapidly across the water, or sink, leaving just the head exposed. Dabchick man Feeding Foods include aquatic insects and larvae such as waterboatmen and dragonflies, and freshwater snails, crayfish and small fish. Dabchicks search for food underwater, sometimes starting their dive with a forward leap. They also feed on the surface, dipping their head underwater and sweeping it from side to side. They sometimes snatch flying insects.
Title: New Zealand dabchick
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