Hooded Grebe vs Least Grebe

Podiceps gallardoi verglichen mit Tachybaptus dominicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Hooded Grebe Least Grebe
Wissenschaftlicher Name Podiceps gallardoi Tachybaptus dominicus
Ordnung Podicipediformes Podicipediformes
Familie Podicipedidae Podicipedidae
Erhaltungsstatus Critically Endangered Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 28,3 cm (11.1 in) 19,4 cm (7.6 in)
Gewicht 580,0 g (20.46 oz) 134,75 g (4.75 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2 4-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Hooded Grebe only

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Least Grebe only

Erhaltungsstatus

Critically Endangered

Hooded Grebe

Least Concern

Least Grebe

About These Birds

Hooded Grebe

Hooded Grebe (Podiceps gallardoi) is a medium 32–38 cm grebe endemic to the Patagonian plateau lakes of Argentina. Striking black and white head with pale reddish-orange crown and crest. Critically Endangered; population declined from ~3,000 to ~800 since the 1980s.

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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