Rollandia (bird)
| Rollandia | |
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| White-tufted grebe, Rollandia rolland | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Podicipediformes |
| Family: | Podicipedidae |
| Genus: | Rollandia Bonaparte, 1856 |
| Type species | |
| Rollandia leucotis[1] Bonaparte, 1856
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| Species | |
Rollandia is a small genus of birds in the grebe family. Its two members are found in South America.
Species
[edit]They are:
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| White-tufted grebe
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Rollandia rolland (Gaimard, 1823) |
Peru and southeast Brazil southwards to Cape Horn and Tierra del Fuego.
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Titicaca grebe
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Rollandia microptera (Gould, 1868) |
Peru and Bolivia.
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
EN
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References
[edit]- ^ "Podicipedidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
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