Atitlan Grebe vs White-tufted Grebe

Podilymbus gigas comparado con Rollandia rolland

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Atitlan Grebe White-tufted Grebe
Nombre científico Podilymbus gigas Rollandia rolland
Orden Podicipediformes Podicipediformes
Familia Podicipedidae Podicipedidae
Estado de conservación Extinct Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 26,9 cm (10.6 in)
Peso 682,6666666666666 g (24.08 oz) 336,0 g (11.85 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1-5 1-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Atitlan Grebe only

Ninguno

White-tufted Grebe only

Estado de conservación

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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