Birds of the World

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Genus: Rollandia (2 species)


Titicaca Grebe
Titicaca Grebe (Rollandia microptera) Endangered
Range: SA: montane lakes from Lake Titicaca and nearby lakes (se Peru) to lakes Uru Uru and Poopó (wc Bolivia)
Lago Titicaca, Peru   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
A small flightless grebe with short wings found in Lago Titicaca and surrounding lakes. On the road to extinctions because of reeds being cut for tourist trap floating villages.

White-tufted Grebe
White-tufted Grebe (Rollandia rolland chilensis)
Range: SA: wc Peru to s Brazil, Tierra del Fuego and Falkland Is.
Mejia Wetlands, Mejia, Peru   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


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Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba