White-tufted grebe

White-tufted grebe
White-tufted grebe in Lima, Peru
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Podicipediformes
Family: Podicipedidae
Genus: Rollandia
Species:
R. rolland
Binomial name
Rollandia rolland
(Gaimard, 1823)

The white-tufted grebe (Rollandia rolland), also known as Rolland's grebe, is a species of grebe in the family Podicipedidae. Found in the southern and western South America, its natural habitat is freshwater lakes, ponds and sluggish rivers and streams.[2]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Rollandia rolland". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22696530A93569948. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22696530A93569948.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A.; Sargatal, J. (1992). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 1. Lynx Edicions. p. 191. ISBN 978-8487334108.