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Titicaca Grebe

Rollandia microptera(Gould, J, 1868)

English (US) Titicaca Grebe

The Titicaca Grebe (Rollandia microptera) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Podicipedidae (Grebes) in the order Podicipediformes.

Range: Andes of southern Peru and western Bolivia (Lake Titicaca basin)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Rollandia microptera
IUCN Red List
Endangered
English (US)
Titicaca Grebe
Described by
(Gould, J, 1868)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Podiceps micropterus
Described by
(Gould, J, 1868)
Type locality
Lake Titicaca.
Original description
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1868, pt.1 p.220

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 22 species of the family Podicipedidae