Atitlan Grebe vs White-tufted Grebe

Podilymbus gigas verglichen mit Rollandia rolland

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Atitlan Grebe White-tufted Grebe
Wissenschaftlicher Name Podilymbus gigas Rollandia rolland
Ordnung Podicipediformes Podicipediformes
Familie Podicipedidae Podicipedidae
Erhaltungsstatus Extinct Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 26,9 cm (10.6 in)
Gewicht 682,6666666666666 g (24.08 oz) 336,0 g (11.85 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-5 1-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Atitlan Grebe only

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White-tufted Grebe only

Erhaltungsstatus

Extinct

Atitlan Grebe

Least Concern

White-tufted Grebe

About These Birds

Atitlan Grebe

Atitlan Grebe (Podilymbus gigas) is an extinct large flightless grebe formerly endemic to Lake Atitlán, Guatemala. Similar to Pied-billed Grebe but larger, with heavier bill and flightless wings. Extirpated by the 1980s due to introduced bass predating chicks, reed-bed destruction, and hunting. Last confirmed individuals died in the early 1990s.

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.

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