Pied-billed Grebe vs Alaotra Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps в сравнении с Tachybaptus rufolavatus

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Характеристика Pied-billed Grebe Alaotra Grebe
Научное название Podilymbus podiceps Tachybaptus rufolavatus
Отряд Podicipediformes Podicipediformes
Семейство Podicipedidae Podicipedidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 25,1 cm (9.9 in)
Масса 407,0 g (14.36 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 2-10 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Pied-billed Grebe only

Alaotra Grebe only

Нет

Охранный статус

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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