Australasian Little Grebe

Order Podicipediformes; Family Podicipedidae (grebes); Scientific name: Tachybaptus novaehollandiae; Common name: Australasian Little Grebe, or just Little Grebe – Distribution in Australia: Found in all states and territories; Distribution outside Australia: widespread in New Guinea, and surrounding islands including Solomon Islands and New Hebrides, also in Timor, in Indonesia as far as Java, and in New Caledonia, recently established in New Zealand.