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;Tachybaptus pelzelnii | ;Tachybaptus pelzelnii | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | White | + | *White below |
| − | + | *Dark brown-grey upperparts | |
| + | *Rusty black forehead and crown | ||
| + | *pale grey throat and chin | ||
| + | *Grey to yellow bill | ||
| + | *Yellow green feet | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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Shallow lakes and pools | Shallow lakes and pools | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
Diet includes aquatic insects, crustaceans, and small fish. They dive or seize prey from the water's surface. | Diet includes aquatic insects, crustaceans, and small fish. They dive or seize prey from the water's surface. | ||
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
Their nests are floating platforms of aquatic plants, usually anchored well offshore in water lily areas, 3-4 eggs are laid. | Their nests are floating platforms of aquatic plants, usually anchored well offshore in water lily areas, 3-4 eggs are laid. | ||
Revision as of 15:16, 29 January 2008
- Tachybaptus pelzelnii
Identification
- White below
- Dark brown-grey upperparts
- Rusty black forehead and crown
- pale grey throat and chin
- Grey to yellow bill
- Yellow green feet
Distribution
Taxonomy
Habitat
Shallow lakes and pools
Behaviour
Diet
Diet includes aquatic insects, crustaceans, and small fish. They dive or seize prey from the water's surface.
Breeding
Their nests are floating platforms of aquatic plants, usually anchored well offshore in water lily areas, 3-4 eggs are laid.
