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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 46–50 cm | |
| + | *Dark brown, white-flecked flanks | ||
| + | *Dark grey underparts flecked with white | ||
| + | *Black head | ||
| + | *Neck flecked dark brown in the spring and white in the winter | ||
| + | *Slaty grey legs, | ||
| + | *Black bill with vertical central band | ||
| + | *Brown irisis | ||
| + | *Small winged | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Lake Atitlan, [[Guatemala]]. | ||
| − | + | Last reported 1986<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Monotypic<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Lakes. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | == | + | Flightless. |
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | Four to five white eggs were laid and cared for by both parents. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Wikipedia | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | + | {{GSearch|Podilymbus+gigas}} | |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Missing Images]][[Category:Podilymbus]] |
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Latest revision as of 11:37, 25 April 2022
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The species Atitlan Grebe is extinct. |
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- Podilymbus gigas
Identification
46–50 cm
- Dark brown, white-flecked flanks
- Dark grey underparts flecked with white
- Black head
- Neck flecked dark brown in the spring and white in the winter
- Slaty grey legs,
- Black bill with vertical central band
- Brown irisis
- Small winged
Distribution
Lake Atitlan, Guatemala.
Last reported 1986[1]
Taxonomy
Monotypic[1]
Habitat
Lakes.
Behaviour
Flightless.
Breeding
Four to five white eggs were laid and cared for by both parents.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Atitlan Grebe. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Atitlan_Grebe
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
