Colombian Grebe vs Junin Grebe

Podiceps andinus ile kıyaslandığında Podiceps taczanowskii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Colombian Grebe Junin Grebe
Bilimsel Ad Podiceps andinus Podiceps taczanowskii
Takım Podicipediformes Podicipediformes
Familya Podicipedidae Podicipedidae
Koruma Durumu Extinct Endangered
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 24,0 cm (9.4 in)
Ağırlık 391,5 g (13.81 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü -- 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Colombian Grebe only

Hiçbiri

Junin Grebe only

Hiçbiri

Koruma Durumu

Extinct

Colombian Grebe

Endangered

Junin Grebe

About These Birds

Colombian Grebe

Colombian Grebe (Podiceps andinus) is an extinct small to medium grebe formerly endemic to Lake Tota in the eastern Andes of Colombia at 3,000 m. Related to Black-necked Grebe; had chestnut neck and facial tufts. Declared extinct in 1977 following drainage of much of Lake Tota, hunting, and pesticide use.

Junin Grebe

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.

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