Horned Grebe vs Least Grebe

Podiceps auritus مقارنةً بـ Tachybaptus dominicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Horned Grebe Least Grebe
الاسم العلمي Podiceps auritus Tachybaptus dominicus
الرتبة Podicipediformes Podicipediformes
الفصيلة Podicipedidae Podicipedidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 27,6 cm (10.9 in) 19,4 cm (7.6 in)
الوزن 414,6666666666667 g (14.63 oz) 134,75 g (4.75 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-8 4-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Horned Grebe only

بلا

Least Grebe only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Horned Grebe

Least Concern

Least Grebe

About These Birds

Horned Grebe

Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) is a medium 31–38 cm grebe of the Holarctic. Breeding: black and chestnut body with golden-buff 'horn' tufts on sides of head; red neck. Winters grey and white on coastal seas. Breeds on ponds and lakes in boreal and temperate zones; migratory. Wingspan to 65 cm. Vulnerable in Europe due to lake eutrophication.

Least Grebe

Least Grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus) is the smallest New World grebe at 21–27 cm. Dark grey overall in breeding plumage with yellow eye, blackish cap, and short bill. Inhabits small freshwater ponds, ditches, and marshes from the southern USA through Central and South America to northern Argentina. Feeds on small fish and aquatic invertebrates.

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