Rollandia (bird)

Rollandia is a small genus of birds in the grebe family. Its two members are found in South America.

Rollandia
White-tufted grebe, Rollandia rolland
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Podicipediformes
Family: Podicipedidae
Genus: Rollandia
Bonaparte, 1856
Species

R. rolland
R. microptera

Species

They are:

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Rollandia rollandWhite-tufted grebePeru and southeast Brazil southwards to Cape Horn and Tierra del Fuego.
Rollandia micropteraTiticaca grebePeru and Bolivia.


References

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