Grebes (Podicipedidae)
White-tufted Grebe (Rollandia rolland) - HBW 1, p. 191
French: Grèbe de Rolland
German: Rollandtaucher
Spanish: Zampullín Pimpollo
Other common names: Rolland's/Falkland Grebe (rolland); Chilean Grebe (chilensis)
Taxonomy: Podiceps Rolland Quoy and Gaimard, 1824, Falkland Islands.
Sometimes included in Podiceps. Mainland races often considered to form a separate species (R. chilensis). Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- morrisoni (Simmons, 1962) - C Peru.
- chilensis (Lesson, 1828) - NW Peru and SE Brazil S to Cape Horn; winters on coast, some S birds moving N to Paraguay and S Brazil.
- rolland (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) - Falkland Is.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A breeding-plumaged bird swimming Locality Pebble Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp rolland)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 October 2000 4 years ago 32 sec 4 -
A chick swims and is fed by adult on a city park, buenos aires, Argentina. Locality Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (ssp chilensis)
German Pugnali 5 July 2009 2 years ago 37 sec 4 -
Two birds swimming Locality Torres del Paine National Park, Magallanes Region, Chile (ssp chilensis)
Max Roth 31 January 2002 6 years ago 23 sec 3.5 -
Laguna Alalay. Locality Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
Carlos Gussoni 12 April 2012 5 weeks ago 31 sec 3.3 -
An adult in breeding plumage swimming and diving Locality Torres del Paine National Park, Magallanes Region, Chile (ssp chilensis)
Josep del Hoyo 28 October 2003 7 years ago 7 sec 3.2 -
A pair in breeding plumage diving and swimming Locality Torres del Paine National Park, Magallanes Region, Chile (ssp chilensis)
Josep del Hoyo 28 October 2003 7 years ago 18 sec 3.2
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Individual bird in a pond.
Locality Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (ssp chilensis)
Dannie Polley 17 January 2011 1 year ago 4.6 -
Adult bird swimming.
Locality Huarina, Titicaca Lake, La Paz Department, Bolivia (ssp chilensis)
Joe Tobias 12 December 2005 24 weeks ago 4.4 -
Individual in a pond.
Locality Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (ssp chilensis)
Santiago Meligeni Lozano 13 August 2010 1 year ago 4.3 -
Adult bird on the water.
Locality Huarina, Titicaca Lake, La Paz Department, Bolivia (ssp chilensis)
Joe Tobias 12 December 2005 24 weeks ago 4.3 -
Adult and juvenile on the water.
Locality Huarina, Titicaca Lake, La Paz Department, Bolivia (ssp chilensis)
Joe Tobias 12 December 2005 24 weeks ago 4 -
A juvenile bird swimming.
Locality Huarina, Titicaca Lake, La Paz Department, Bolivia (ssp chilensis)
Joe Tobias 12 December 2005 24 weeks ago 3.5
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Alarm call of a nesting bird. Locality Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
(ssp chilensis)
Santiago Imberti 5 December 2008 2 years ago 2
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