Horned Grebe vs Alaotra Grebe

Podiceps auritus से तुलना Tachybaptus rufolavatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Horned Grebe Alaotra Grebe
वैज्ञानिक नाम Podiceps auritus Tachybaptus rufolavatus
गण Podicipediformes Podicipediformes
कुल Podicipedidae Podicipedidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Vulnerable Extinct
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 27.6 cm (10.9 in)
वजन 414.6666666666667 g (14.63 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 1-8 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Horned Grebe only

Alaotra Grebe only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Vulnerable

Horned Grebe

Extinct

Alaotra Grebe

About These Birds

Horned Grebe

Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) is a medium 31–38 cm grebe of the Holarctic. Breeding: black and chestnut body with golden-buff 'horn' tufts on sides of head; red neck. Winters grey and white on coastal seas. Breeds on ponds and lakes in boreal and temperate zones; migratory. Wingspan to 65 cm. Vulnerable in Europe due to lake eutrophication.

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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