Silvery Grebe
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| Silvery Grebe | |
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| Laguna Lagunillas, Puno, Peru | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Podicipediformes |
| Family: | Podicipedidae |
| Genus: | Podiceps |
| Species: | P. occipitalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Podiceps occipitalis Garnot, 1826 | |
The Silvery Grebe (Podiceps occipitalis) is a species of grebe in the Podicipedidae family. It is found in Argentina, Chile, the Falkland Islands and Paraguay as well as Andean regions of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. It is a vagrant to Brazil. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Podiceps occipitalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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