Genus of birds
Rollandia is a small genus of birds in the grebe family. Its two members are found in South America.
Species
They are:
Genus Rollandia – Bonaparte, 1856 – two species
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Scientific name and subspecies
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Range
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Size and ecology
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IUCN status and estimated population
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| White-tufted grebe
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Rollandia rolland
(Gaimard, 1823)
- R. r. chilensis (Lesson, 1828)
- R. r. morrisoni (Simmons, 1962)
- R. r. rolland (Gaimard, 1823)
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Peru and southeast Brazil southwards to Cape Horn and Tierra del Fuego.
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Size:
Habitat:
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LC
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| Titicaca grebe
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Rollandia microptera
(Gould, 1868)
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Peru and Bolivia.
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EN
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References
- ^ "Podicipedidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
