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Junin Grebe - BirdForum Opus

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a.k.a. Puna Grebe

Podiceps taczanowskii

Identification

A flightless grebe of 35 cm length. Brown grey, with grey rump, mottled grey-brown flanks, face and throat; the foreneck and underparts are white. There is a short crest to the rear of the grey-brown head. The nape has a black patch, the hindneck is black, as is the bill. The iris is red, the legs yellow.

Distribution

Found only on Lake Junin, Peru. Population now much reduced and the bird is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.

Habitat

Shallow mountain lake at 4,000m with extensive reedbeds.

Behaviour

Feeds in open water and builds nest among the reeds

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