Rollandia (bird)
Appearance
Rollandia | |
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White-tufted grebe, Rollandia rolland | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Podicipediformes |
Family: | Podicipedidae |
Genus: | Rollandia Bonaparte, 1856 |
Type species | |
Rollandia leucotis[1] Bonaparte, 1856
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Species | |
Rollandia is a small genus of birds in the grebe family. Its two members are found in South America.
Species
[edit]They are:
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Rollandia rolland | White-tufted grebe | Peru and southeast Brazil southwards to Cape Horn and Tierra del Fuego. |
Rollandia microptera | Titicaca grebe | Peru and Bolivia. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Podicipedidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.