Horned Grebe vs Alaotra Grebe

Podiceps auritus в сравнении с Tachybaptus rufolavatus

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Характеристика Horned Grebe Alaotra Grebe
Научное название Podiceps auritus Tachybaptus rufolavatus
Отряд Podicipediformes Podicipediformes
Семейство Podicipedidae Podicipedidae
Охранный статус Vulnerable Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 27,6 cm (10.9 in)
Масса 414,6666666666667 g (14.63 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1-8 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Horned Grebe only

Alaotra Grebe only

Нет

Охранный статус

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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