Pied-billed Grebe vs Alaotra Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps 비교 대상 Tachybaptus rufolavatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Pied-billed Grebe Alaotra Grebe
학명 Podilymbus podiceps Tachybaptus rufolavatus
Podicipediformes Podicipediformes
Podicipedidae Podicipedidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Extinct
체장
날개 폭 25.1 cm (9.9 in)
체중 407.0 g (14.36 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 2-10 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Pied-billed Grebe only

Alaotra Grebe only

없음

보전 상태

Least Concern

Pied-billed Grebe

Extinct

Alaotra Grebe

About These Birds

Pied-billed Grebe

Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) is a stocky 30–38 cm grebe of the Americas. Brown overall; distinctive thick bill with black band in breeding season (giving the 'pied' name). Inhabits freshwater ponds, marshes, and slow rivers from Canada to Argentina. Dives readily; can sink below surface without diving.

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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