Junin Grebe vs Least Grebe

Podiceps taczanowskii 比較対象 Tachybaptus dominicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Junin Grebe Least Grebe
学名 Podiceps taczanowskii Tachybaptus dominicus
Podicipediformes Podicipediformes
Podicipedidae Podicipedidae
保全状況 Endangered Least Concern
体長
翼開長 24.0 cm (9.4 in) 19.4 cm (7.6 in)
体重 391.5 g (13.81 oz) 134.75 g (4.75 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 1-3 4-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Junin Grebe only

None

Least Grebe only

保全状況

Endangered

Junin Grebe

Least Concern

Least Grebe

About These Birds

Junin Grebe

Junin Grebe (Podiceps taczanowskii) is a medium 30–36 cm flightless grebe endemic to Lake Junin in the Peruvian Andes at 4,080 m. Grey and white; reduced wings; heavy bill. Critically Endangered; fewer than 250 individuals remain. Threatened by water pollution from mining operations, fluctuating lake levels, and gill-net entanglement.

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.

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