Great Grebe vs Alaotra Grebe

Podiceps major verglichen mit Tachybaptus rufolavatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Great Grebe Alaotra Grebe
Wissenschaftlicher Name Podiceps major Tachybaptus rufolavatus
Ordnung Podicipediformes Podicipediformes
Familie Podicipedidae Podicipedidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Extinct
Länge
Flügelspannweite 36,3 cm (14.3 in)
Gewicht 1388,5 g (48.98 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3-6 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Great Grebe only

Alaotra Grebe only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Great Grebe

Extinct

Alaotra Grebe

About These Birds

Great Grebe

Great Grebe (Podiceps major) is the largest New World grebe at 70–77 cm. Long neck with chestnut-red sides in breeding plumage; dark brown above; long pointed bill. Inhabits large freshwater lakes, rivers, and coastal bays along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of South America from Peru and Brazil to Argentina. Feeds on fish by diving.

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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