Hooded Grebe vs Alaotra Grebe

Podiceps gallardoi verglichen mit Tachybaptus rufolavatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Hooded Grebe Alaotra Grebe
Wissenschaftlicher Name Podiceps gallardoi Tachybaptus rufolavatus
Ordnung Podicipediformes Podicipediformes
Familie Podicipedidae Podicipedidae
Erhaltungsstatus Critically Endangered Extinct
Länge — —
Flügelspannweite 28,3 cm (11.1 in) —
Gewicht 580,0 g (20.46 oz) —
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2 --
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Hooded Grebe only

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Alaotra Grebe only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Critically Endangered

Hooded Grebe

Extinct

Alaotra 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.

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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