Horned Grebe vs Alaotra Grebe

Podiceps auritus 비교 대상 Tachybaptus rufolavatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Horned Grebe Alaotra Grebe
학명 Podiceps auritus Tachybaptus rufolavatus
Podicipediformes Podicipediformes
Podicipedidae Podicipedidae
보전 상태 Vulnerable Extinct
체장
날개 폭 27.6 cm (10.9 in)
체중 414.6666666666667 g (14.63 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 1-8 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Horned Grebe only

Alaotra Grebe only

없음

보전 상태

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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