Grebes (Podicipedidae)
Junin Flightless Grebe (Podiceps taczanowskii) - HBW 1, p. 195
French: Grèbe de Taczanowski
German: Punataucher
Spanish: Zampullín del Junín
Other common names: Puna/Taczanowski's/Junin Grebe
Taxonomy: Podiceps taczanowskii Berlepsch and Stolzmann, 1894, Lake Junín, Peru.
Sometimes placed in genus Dytes. May form superspecies with P. nigricollis, P. andinus and P. occipitalis, although sympatric with P. o. juninensis. Monotypic.
Distribution: L Junín, C Peru; recently introduced to other nearby lakes.
- Critically Endangered Enlarge map
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swimming Locality Junín National Reserve, Peru (Monotypic species)
Daniêl Jimenez 12 November 2012 13 weeks ago 10 sec 3.6 -
one juvenile bird Locality Junín National Reserve, Peru (Monotypic species)
Daniêl Jimenez 12 November 2012 13 weeks ago 21 sec 3.4 -
A bird swimming at lake Junin. This Critical Endangered bird is Endemic to Central Peru. Locality Junín National Reserve, Peru (Monotypic species)
Yoel Jimenez 6 November 2012 15 weeks ago 19 sec 3.3 -
adult bird Locality Junín National Reserve, Peru (Monotypic species)
Daniêl Jimenez 12 November 2012 13 weeks ago 19 sec 2.8 -
side view, swimming on Lake Junin Locality Junín National Reserve, Peru (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 13 September 2006 1 year ago 22 sec 2.3
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Adult bird in the middle of the lake.
Locality Junín National Reserve, Peru (Monotypic species)
Ken Havard 14 June 2012 45 weeks ago 4.1 -
Just one seen from a boat at the middle of the lake.
Locality Junín National Reserve, Peru (Monotypic species)
Cock Reijnders 20 September 2010 2 years ago 3.3 -
Seen from a boat at the middle of the lake.
Locality Junín National Reserve, Peru (Monotypic species)
Cock Reijnders 20 September 2010 2 years ago 3.2
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