White-tufted Grebe
Rollandia rolland (Gaimard, 1823)
Podicipedidae — Grebes
White-tufted Grebe, Rollandia rolland, is a grebe of South America, breeding from western and central Peru to southern Brazil, and also in Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands. It lives on freshwater lakes, ponds, marshes, ditches and slow rivers and streams, and can also be found in sheltered bays. The species shows marked variation between populations, with the Falkland form being notably larger and almost unable to fly. Breeding involves elaborate displays, and nests are built from reeds, grasses and other aquatic plants.
- Order
- Podicipediformes
- Family
- Podicipedidae — Grebes
- Breeding range
- South America: wc Peru to s Brazil, Tierra del Fuego and Falkland Is.
