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Junin Grebe

Podiceps taczanowskii

Endangered

Размах крыльев

24,0 cm

Масса

391,5 g

Семейство

Podicipedidae

Отряд

Podicipediformes

О нас

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.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Размах крыльев	24,0 cm	9.4 in
Масса	391,5 g	13.81 oz

Habitat & Range

🌿 Wetland

Охранный статус

Endangered

IUCN Red List

Поведение и размножение

Гнездование

Nest type: PL.

Размер кладки

1-3

Таксономия

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Отряд	Podicipediformes (Grebes)
Семейство	Podicipedidae (Grebes)
Genus	Podiceps
Виды	Podiceps taczanowskii

Distribution

Junin Grebe has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Присутствует Not recorded