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New Zealand dabchick

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Taxon taxon Q1080950
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Summary

New Zealand dabchick is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #1,621 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • New Zealand dabchick's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • New Zealand dabchick is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • New Zealand dabchick's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • New Zealand dabchick is classified within Poliocephalus[6].
  • New Zealand dabchick is endemic to New Zealand[7].
  • New Zealand dabchick's scientific name is Poliocephalus rufopectus[8].
  • New Zealand dabchick's Commons category is recorded as Poliocephalus rufopectus[9].
  • New Zealand dabchick's original combination is recorded as Podiceps rufopectus[10].
  • New Zealand dabchick's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. rufopectus'}[11].
  • New Zealand dabchick is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'New Zealand dabchick'}[12].
  • New Zealand dabchick is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'New Zealand Grebe'}[13].
  • New Zealand dabchick is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Maoritaucher'}[14].
  • New Zealand dabchick is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zampullín maorí'}[15].
  • New Zealand dabchick is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'cabussó de Nova Zelanda'}[16].
  • New Zealand dabchick is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'potápka novozélandská'}[17].
  • New Zealand dabchick is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'maoori pütt'}[18].
  • New Zealand dabchick is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Maoridopping'}[19].
  • New Zealand dabchick is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Maoridykker'}[20].
  • New Zealand dabchick is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Новозеландская поганка'}[21].
  • New Zealand dabchick is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ニュージーランドカイツブリ'}[22].
  • New Zealand dabchick is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Newzealandsk Lappedykker'}[23].
  • New Zealand dabchick is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'uudenseelanninuikku'}[24].
  • New Zealand dabchick is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'maori vöcsök'}[25].
  • New Zealand dabchick is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'perkoz maoryski'}[26].
  • New Zealand dabchick is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'potápka maorská'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, New Zealand dabchick is Poliocephalus rufopectus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Poliocephalus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'New Zealand Grebe'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Maoritaucher'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Zampullín maorí'}[15], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'cabussó de Nova Zelanda'}[16], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'potápka novozélandská'}[17].

Distribution

New Zealand dabchick is endemic to New Zealand[7].

Identifiers

New Zealand dabchick's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4231[28]. New Zealand dabchick's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 2497798[29]. New Zealand dabchick's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1049459[30]. New Zealand dabchick's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2482035[31]. New Zealand dabchick's ITIS TSN is recorded as 562372[32].

Why It Matters

New Zealand dabchick ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #1,621 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

New Zealand

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . New Zealand Threat Classification System Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . ARKive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Marshelec · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Dab chick at Queen Elizabeth Park.jpg
    Wikipedia languages → ['az', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'cs', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', '
    Wikipedia title → New Zealand dabchick
    Sitelink count → 33
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  2. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Litter size → {'amount': '+2.4'}
    Nztcs conservation status → recovering, nationally increasing
    Parent taxon → Poliocephalus
    Instance of → taxon
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