Great Grebe vs Alaotra Grebe

Podiceps major comparado con Tachybaptus rufolavatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Great Grebe Alaotra Grebe
Nombre científico Podiceps major Tachybaptus rufolavatus
Orden Podicipediformes Podicipediformes
Familia Podicipedidae Podicipedidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Extinct
Longitud
Envergadura 36,3 cm (14.3 in)
Peso 1388,5 g (48.98 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 3-6 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Great Grebe only

Alaotra Grebe only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

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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