Grebes (Podicipedidae)

Hooded Grebe (Podiceps gallardoi)

French: Grèbe mitré German: Goldscheiteltaucher Spanish: Zampullín Tobiano
Other common names: Mitred Grebe

Taxonomy: Podiceps gallardoi Rumboll, 1974, Laguna Las Escarchadas, 50 kilometres east and a little south of Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina.
Known to have hybridized with P. occipitalis. Monotypic.

Distribution: Extreme SW Argentina.