Junin grebe
| 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) | |
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. The grebe generally breeds in bays and channels in outer sector of the Lake, within 8–75 m (26–246 ft) of reed beds, entering the reeds only for nesting or roosting. When not breeding, Junin grebe prefer open water, moving out 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.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2013). "Podiceps taczanowskii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Podiceps taczanowskii. |
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Wikispecies has information related to: Podiceps taczanowskii |
- BirdLife species factsheet for Podiceps taczanowskii
- Podiceps taczanowskii on Avibase
- Junin flightless grebe videos, photos, and sounds at the Internet Bird Collection
- Junin Grebe species account at NeotropicalBirds (Cornell University)
- Interactive range map of Podiceps taczanowskii at IUCN Red List maps
- Audio recordings of Junin Grebe on Xeno-canto.
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