White-tufted Grebe vs Alaotra Grebe

Rollandia rolland مقارنةً بـ Tachybaptus rufolavatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة White-tufted Grebe Alaotra Grebe
الاسم العلمي Rollandia rolland Tachybaptus rufolavatus
الرتبة Podicipediformes Podicipediformes
الفصيلة Podicipedidae Podicipedidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Extinct
الطول
طول الجناح 26,9 cm (10.6 in)
الوزن 336,0 g (11.85 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-6 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

White-tufted Grebe only

Alaotra Grebe only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

White-tufted Grebe

Extinct

Alaotra Grebe

About These Birds

White-tufted Grebe

White-tufted Grebe (Rollandia rolland) is a small 22–27 cm grebe of southern South America, from Peru and Bolivia south to Tierra del Fuego. Dark brown with distinctive white facial tufts extending from cheeks; chestnut neck sides. Inhabits freshwater lakes, bogs, and slow rivers. Partially migratory; nomadic in austral winter.

Alaotra Grebe

Alaotra Grebe (Tachybaptus rufolavatus) is an extinct small grebe formerly endemic to Lake Alaotra, Madagascar. Pale buff-brown, weak-winged, likely flightless or near-flightless. Last confirmed record 1985; declared extinct in 2010.

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