Australasian crested grebe/kamana. Photo: M F Soper.

Australasian crested grebe

The handsome Australasian crested grebe or kāmana belongs to an ancient order of diving water birds found on every continent in the world. It is renowned for its mating displays and the way young grebes ride among plumage on the back of their swimming parents. Three of the 22 species in this order have become extinct in the last 30 years.
 
 
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