Poliocephalus

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Podicipediformes
Familia: Podicipedidae
Genus: Poliocephalus
Species: P. poliocephalus - P. rufopectus

Name

Poliocephalus Selby, 1840

Reference

A catalogue of the generic and sub-generic types of the class aves, birds ... p.47

Poliocephalus is a small genus of birds in the grebe family. Its two members are found in Australia and New Zealand. They are:

* Hoary-headed Grebe, Poliocephalus poliocephalus
* New Zealand Dabchick, Poliocephalus rufopectus

References

* Birdlife International