Little Grebe vs Alaotra Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis verglichen mit Tachybaptus rufolavatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Little Grebe Alaotra Grebe
Wissenschaftlicher Name Tachybaptus ruficollis Tachybaptus rufolavatus
Ordnung Podicipediformes Podicipediformes
Familie Podicipedidae Podicipedidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Extinct
Länge
Flügelspannweite 20,0 cm (7.9 in)
Gewicht 150,66666666666666 g (5.31 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-10 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Little Grebe only

Alaotra Grebe only

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Little Grebe

Extinct

Alaotra Grebe

About These Birds

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.

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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