Alternative name: Short-winged Grebe
- Rollandia microptera
Identification
L. 28cm
- Medium sized
- Flightless
- Crest and cheek tufts
- Dark brown streaked black on back
- Shades to chestnut at rear
- White below
- Chestnut streaking on breast-sides and flanks
- Blackish forehead, crown and crest
- Dark brown hindneck
- Blackish lores, ear coverts, and cheek tufts
- White chin and throat
- Red-brown bill
- Blackish legs
Adult Non-breeding: Similar to breeding adult but crest and plumes reduced and blackish plumage replaced with dull brown and cinnamon on hindneck.
Distribution
Peru and Bolivia: limited to Lake Titicaca and one additional small lake nearby; it is endangered.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Habitat
Highland lakes.
Behaviour
Often runs across water with wings flapping but is flightless.
The diet includes fish.
2-4 eggs are laid.
References
- Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Titicaca Grebe. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Titicaca_Grebe
