Biology:Rollandia (bird)

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Short description: Genus of birds


Rollandia
White-tufted grebe, Rollandia rolland
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Podicipediformes
Family: Podicipedidae
Genus: Rollandia
Bonaparte, 1856
Type species
Rollandia leucotis[1]
Bonaparte, 1856
Species

R. rolland
R. microptera

Rollandia is a small genus of birds in the grebe family. Its two members are found in South America.

Species

They are:

Genus Rollandia – Bonaparte, 1856 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
White-tufted grebe

Rollandia rolland
(Gaimard, 1823)

Three subspecies
  • R. r. chilensis (Lesson, 1828)
  • R. r. morrisoni (Simmons, 1962)
  • R. r. rolland (Gaimard, 1823)
Peru and southeast Brazil southwards to Cape Horn and Tierra del Fuego.
Map of range 		Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 


Titicaca grebe

Rollandia microptera
(Gould, 1868) 		Peru and Bolivia.
Map of range 		Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 EN 



References

  1. ↑ "Podicipedidae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=21. 

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