---
title: "Mergulhão-neozelandês"
description: "Poliocephalus rufopectus — Aves. The New Zealand grebe (Poliocephalus rufopectus), also known as the New Zealand dabchick or weweia, is a member of the grebe family endemic to New Zealand."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/new-zealand-grebe
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mergulhão-neozelandês

> Poliocephalus rufopectus — Aves. The New Zealand grebe (Poliocephalus rufopectus), also known as the New Zealand dabchick or weweia, is a member of the grebe family endemic to New Zealand.

- Scientific name: *Poliocephalus rufopectus*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 1448
- Wikidata: [Q1080950](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1080950)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4231](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4231)

## Names

- en: New Zealand Grebe
- de: Maoritaucher
- es: Zampullín maorí
- fr: Grèbe de Nouvelle-Zélande
- nl: Nieuwzeelandfuut
- pt: Mergulhão-neozelandês
- pl: Perkoz maoryski

## Countries with the most observations

NZ (1397)

## Summary

The New Zealand grebe (Poliocephalus rufopectus), also known as the New Zealand dabchick or weweia, is a member of the grebe family endemic to New Zealand.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_grebe

## Photo

![Mergulhão-neozelandês](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/new-zealand-grebe/medium.jpg)

Photo: neotrigonia · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/25249112

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/new-zealand-grebe?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).