Titicaca Grebe vs Alaotra Grebe

Rollandia microptera comparado con Tachybaptus rufolavatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Titicaca Grebe Alaotra Grebe
Nombre científico Rollandia microptera Tachybaptus rufolavatus
Orden Podicipediformes Podicipediformes
Familia Podicipedidae Podicipedidae
Estado de conservación Endangered Extinct
Longitud
Envergadura 23,5 cm (9.3 in)
Peso 706,0 g (24.90 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1-4 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Titicaca Grebe only

Ninguno

Alaotra Grebe only

Ninguno

Estado de conservación

Endangered

Titicaca Grebe

Extinct

Alaotra Grebe

About These Birds

Titicaca Grebe

Titicaca Grebe (Rollandia microptera) is a large 28–45 cm flightless grebe endemic to Lake Titicaca on the Peru-Bolivia border at 3,800 m elevation. Brown with rufous neck; greatly reduced wings. Largest of its genus. Endangered; population ~2,000 birds; declining from gill-net drowning, egg collection, and reed-bed reduction. IUCN Endangered.

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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