This bird is a Pūteketeke or Australasian crested grebe, native to New Zealand and Australia.
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Podiceps cristatus
Kāmana / Pūteketeke / Australasian crested grebe
Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown,
South Island, New Zealand,
June 2025
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