Least Grebe vs Alaotra Grebe

Tachybaptus dominicus в сравнении с Tachybaptus rufolavatus

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Характеристика Least Grebe Alaotra Grebe
Научное название Tachybaptus dominicus Tachybaptus rufolavatus
Отряд Podicipediformes Podicipediformes
Семейство Podicipedidae Podicipedidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Extinct
Длина
Размах крыльев 19,4 cm (7.6 in)
Масса 134,75 g (4.75 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 4-6 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Least Grebe only

Alaotra Grebe only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Least Grebe

Extinct

Alaotra Grebe

About These Birds

Least Grebe

Least Grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus) is the smallest New World grebe at 21–27 cm. Dark grey overall in breeding plumage with yellow eye, blackish cap, and short bill. Inhabits small freshwater ponds, ditches, and marshes from the southern USA through Central and South America to northern Argentina. Feeds on small fish and aquatic invertebrates.

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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