Horned Grebe vs Alaotra Grebe

Podiceps auritus comparado com Tachybaptus rufolavatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Horned Grebe Alaotra Grebe
Nome científico Podiceps auritus Tachybaptus rufolavatus
Ordem Podicipediformes Podicipediformes
Família Podicipedidae Podicipedidae
Estado de conservação Vulnerable Extinct
Comprimento
Envergadura 27,6 cm (10.9 in)
Peso 414,6666666666667 g (14.63 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1-8 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Horned Grebe only

Alaotra Grebe only

Nenhum

Estado de conservação

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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