Least Grebe vs Alaotra Grebe

Tachybaptus dominicus 对比 Tachybaptus rufolavatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Least Grebe Alaotra Grebe
学名 Tachybaptus dominicus Tachybaptus rufolavatus
Podicipediformes Podicipediformes
Podicipedidae Podicipedidae
保护状况 Least Concern Extinct
体长
翼展 19.4 cm (7.6 in)
体重 134.75 g (4.75 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 4-6 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Least Grebe only

Alaotra Grebe only

保护状况

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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