Least Grebe vs Alaotra Grebe

Tachybaptus dominicus से तुलना Tachybaptus rufolavatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Least Grebe Alaotra Grebe
वैज्ञानिक नाम Tachybaptus dominicus Tachybaptus rufolavatus
गण Podicipediformes Podicipediformes
कुल Podicipedidae Podicipedidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Extinct
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 19.4 cm (7.6 in)
वजन 134.75 g (4.75 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 4-6 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Least Grebe only

Alaotra Grebe only

कोई नहीं

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Least Grebe

Extinct

Alaotra Grebe

About These Birds

Least Grebe

Least Grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus) is the smallest New World grebe at 21–27 cm. Dark grey overall in breeding plumage with yellow eye, blackish cap, and short bill. Inhabits small freshwater ponds, ditches, and marshes from the southern USA through Central and South America to northern Argentina. Feeds on small fish and aquatic invertebrates.

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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