Atitlan Grebe vs Little Grebe

Podilymbus gigas verglichen mit Tachybaptus ruficollis

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Merkmal Atitlan Grebe Little Grebe
Wissenschaftlicher Name Podilymbus gigas Tachybaptus ruficollis
Ordnung Podicipediformes Podicipediformes
Familie Podicipedidae Podicipedidae
Erhaltungsstatus Extinct Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 20,0 cm (7.9 in)
Gewicht 682,6666666666666 g (24.08 oz) 150,66666666666666 g (5.31 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-5 2-10
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Atitlan Grebe only

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Little Grebe only

Erhaltungsstatus

Extinct

Atitlan Grebe

Least Concern

Little 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.

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.

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