Horned Grebe vs Least Grebe

Podiceps auritus so với Tachybaptus dominicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Horned Grebe Least Grebe
Tên Khoa Học Podiceps auritus Tachybaptus dominicus
Bộ Podicipediformes Podicipediformes
Họ Podicipedidae Podicipedidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Vulnerable Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 27,6 cm (10.9 in) 19,4 cm (7.6 in)
Khối Lượng 414,6666666666667 g (14.63 oz) 134,75 g (4.75 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 1-8 4-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Horned Grebe only

Không

Least Grebe only

Không

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Vulnerable

Horned Grebe

Least Concern

Least 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.

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.

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