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Titicaca Grebe

Rollandia microptera

Endangered

पंखों का फैलाव

23.5 cm

वजन

706.0 g

कुल

Podicipedidae

गण

Podicipediformes

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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.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव	23.5 cm	9.3 in
वजन	706.0 g	24.90 oz

Habitat & Range

🌿 Wetland

संरक्षण स्थिति

Endangered

IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Nest type: PL.

अंडों की संख्या

1-4

वर्गिकी

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
गण	Podicipediformes (Grebes)
कुल	Podicipedidae (Grebes)
Genus	Rollandia
प्रजातियां	Rollandia microptera

Distribution

Titicaca Grebe has been recorded in 1 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded