White-tufted Grebe (Rollandia rolland)

Other Names (World)
White-tufted Grebe, Rolland's Grebe (rolland), Falkland Grebe (rolland), Chilean Grebe (chilensis)

Family
Podicipedidae (Grebes)

Size
26 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Habitat
Larger freshwater lakes. From 3,500 - 4,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay (B).

Vagrant to South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 100,000 - 110,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

White-tufted Grebe (Rollandia rolland) [XC51140]
by Peter Boesman from La Verdosa, 25 de Mayo, Buenos Aires, Argentina (song)

White-tufted Grebe (Rollandia rolland) [XC51141]
by Alvaro Riccetto from La Verdosa, 25 de Mayo, Buenos Aires, Argentina (song)

Subspecies
Mainland subspecies often considered to form a separate species (Rollandia chilensis).

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

morrisoni (Simmons, 1962) - Central Peru.
chilensis (Lesson, R, 1828) - North-western Peru and south-eastern Brazil south to Cape Horn. Winters on coast, some southern birds moving north to Paraguay and southern Brazil.
rolland (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) - Falkland Is.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for White-tufted Grebe (Rollandia rolland) - 10 files

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