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Rollandia (bird)

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Rollandia
White-tufted grebe, Rollandia rolland
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Podicipediformes
Family: Podicipedidae
Genus: Rollandia
Bonaparte, 1856
Type species
Rollandia leucotis[1]
Bonaparte, 1856
Species

R. rolland
R. microptera

Rollandia is a small genus of birds in the grebe family. Its two members are found in South America.

Species

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They are:

Genus Rollandia Bonaparte, 1856 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
White-tufted grebe

Rollandia rolland
(Gaimard, 1823)

Three subspecies
  • R. r. chilensis (Lesson, 1828)
  • R. r. morrisoni (Simmons, 1962)
  • R. r. rolland (Gaimard, 1823)
Peru and southeast Brazil southwards to Cape Horn and Tierra del Fuego.
Map of range
Size:

Habitat:

Diet:
 LC 


Titicaca grebe

Rollandia microptera
(Gould, 1868)
Peru and Bolivia.
Map of range
Size:

Habitat:

Diet:
 EN 



References

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  1. ^ "Podicipedidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.