Little Grebe vs Alaotra Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis مقارنةً بـ Tachybaptus rufolavatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Little Grebe Alaotra Grebe
الاسم العلمي Tachybaptus ruficollis Tachybaptus rufolavatus
الرتبة Podicipediformes Podicipediformes
الفصيلة Podicipedidae Podicipedidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Extinct
الطول
طول الجناح 20,0 cm (7.9 in)
الوزن 150,66666666666666 g (5.31 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2-10 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Little Grebe only

Alaotra Grebe only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Little Grebe

Extinct

Alaotra Grebe

About These Birds

Little Grebe

Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) is a small 23–29 cm, compact diving bird of Eurasia and Africa. Breeding plumage: chestnut neck and cheeks, dark brown body, pale yellow gape patch. Inhabits still and slow freshwater bodies across a huge range from Britain to Japan and south to South Africa. Dives frequently for small fish and invertebrates.

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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