Western Grebe vs Atitlan Grebe

Aechmophorus occidentalis से तुलना Podilymbus gigas

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Western Grebe Atitlan Grebe
वैज्ञानिक नाम Aechmophorus occidentalis Podilymbus gigas
गण Podicipediformes Podicipediformes
कुल Podicipedidae Podicipedidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Extinct
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 36.9 cm (14.5 in)
वजन 1302.5 g (45.94 oz) 682.6666666666666 g (24.08 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 3-4 1-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Western Grebe only

Atitlan Grebe only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Western Grebe

Extinct

Atitlan Grebe

About These Birds

Western Grebe

Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) is a large 55–75 cm grebe of western North America. Elegant black and white pattern; long sinuous neck; long yellow-green bill; red eye. Inhabits large freshwater lakes; winters on coastal seas. Famous for synchronized rushing-water courtship display. Feeds mainly on fish. Wingspan to 102 cm.

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.

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