Southern Silvery Grebe (Podiceps occipitalis)

Other Names (World)
Southern Silvery Grebe, Silvery Grebe, Crested Grebe, Silver Grebe, Junin Grebe (juninensis)

Family
Podicipedidae (Grebes)

Size
27 cm

First Described (Guide)
Garnot, 1826

Habitat
Larger freshwater lakes. From sea-level - 5,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Peru.

Vagrant to Paraguay.

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 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (37)...)

Silvery Grebe (Podiceps occipitalis) [XC90319]
by Bernabe Lopez-Lanus from Lagunas Sanitarias de General Pico, Maraco, La Pampa, Argentina (call)

Silvery Grebe (Podiceps occipitalis) [XC53314]
by Felix Vidoz from Laguna Leleque, Chubut, Argentina (song)

Subspecies
May form superspecies with Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis), Colombian Grebe (Podiceps andinus) and Junin Grebe (Podiceps taczanowskii), although subspecies juninensis sympatric with Junin Grebe (Podiceps taczanowskii).

Hybridization with Hooded Grebe (Podiceps gallardoi) recorded. Subspecies juninensis may be distinct species, given morphological and ethological differences.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

juninensis von Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1894 - Central Andes of Colombia to northern Chile, north-western Argentina. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Northern Silvery Grebe (Podiceps juninensis).
occipitalis Garnot, 1826 - Central and southern Chile, central and southern Argentina, Falkland Is. Winters in north of range.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Southern Silvery Grebe (Podiceps occipitalis) - 10 files

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