Great Grebe vs Alaotra Grebe

Podiceps major ile kıyaslandığında Tachybaptus rufolavatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Great Grebe Alaotra Grebe
Bilimsel Ad Podiceps major Tachybaptus rufolavatus
Takım Podicipediformes Podicipediformes
Familya Podicipedidae Podicipedidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Extinct
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 36,3 cm (14.3 in)
Ağırlık 1388,5 g (48.98 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 3-6 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Great Grebe only

Alaotra Grebe only

Hiçbiri

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Great Grebe

Extinct

Alaotra Grebe

About These Birds

Great Grebe

Great Grebe (Podiceps major) is the largest New World grebe at 70–77 cm. Long neck with chestnut-red sides in breeding plumage; dark brown above; long pointed bill. Inhabits large freshwater lakes, rivers, and coastal bays along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of South America from Peru and Brazil to Argentina. Feeds on fish by 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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