Podicipediformes

Birds of the Pampas Plain

                                                                            for Jorge Martín Spinuzza

Podicipediformes

PODICIPEDIDAE

Of the 18 species of this family, 6 living in Argentina. They are waterfowl, zambullidoras. Vuelan little, Carret back to flight. Little walk, very upright because they have legs far behind, with four fingers lobulados. Beak conical, short wings and tail rudimentary. Plumage compact.

They feed on fish, crustaceans and aquatic insects. The nest is a platform floating plants. When leaving the nest eggs covered with aquatic plants and therefore stained gradually.

LEAST GREBE: Tachybaptus dominicus

He was seen in aquatic environments in northern Argentina, reaching the Andean Patagonia.

Ilustration by Maria Gabriela Arancio.

WHITE-TUFTED GREBE: Rollandia rolland

Inhabits aquatic environments, fresh water or salt.

SILVERY GREBE: Podiceps occipitalis

It inhabits lakes and lagoons in height, throughout the western Argentine.

PIED-BILLED GREBE: Podylimbus podiceps

It inhabits lakes and lagoons of Argentine territory.

GREAT GREBE: Podicephorus major

Interior room lakes and ponds, even in height.

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