Junin Grebe vs Least Grebe

Podiceps taczanowskii 비교 대상 Tachybaptus dominicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Junin Grebe Least Grebe
학명 Podiceps taczanowskii Tachybaptus dominicus
Podicipediformes Podicipediformes
Podicipedidae Podicipedidae
보전 상태 Endangered Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 24.0 cm (9.4 in) 19.4 cm (7.6 in)
체중 391.5 g (13.81 oz) 134.75 g (4.75 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 1-3 4-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Junin Grebe only

없음

Least Grebe only

보전 상태

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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