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
- Family
- Podicipedidae (Grebes)
- Order
- Podicipediformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Titicaca Grebe
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1868)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic 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.
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