| Junin Grebe | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Podicipediformes |
| Family: | Podicipedidae |
| Genus: | Podiceps |
| Species: | P. taczanowskii |
| Binomial name | |
| Podiceps taczanowskii (Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1894) |
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The Junín Grebe, Junin Flightless Grebe or Puna Grebe, Podiceps taczanowskii, is a grebe found only on Lake Junin in the highlands of Junin, west-central Peru. Restricted to Lake Junín;breeding of the species generally occurs in bays & channels in outer sector of the Lake,within 8-75m of reedbeds,entering reeds only for nesting or roosting. When non-breeding Junin Grebe prefer open water,occurring far from lake shores. The current population is estimated at less than 250.
The scientific name commemorates the Polish zoologist Władysław Taczanowski, author of Ornithology of Peru (1884-86).
Another highly endangered species, the Junin Rail, is restricted to the same lake.
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