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Species
Least Concernsilvery grebe
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPodicipediformes
- FamilyPodicipedidae
Habitatmarine
Observations2,396
Chile Central
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Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Podiceps occipitalis
- Commons category
- Podiceps occipitalis
- litter size
- 2
- egg incubation period
- 18
- taxon range
- South America
- short name
- P. occipitalis
- taxon common name
- mergulhão-prateado
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Encyclopedic overview
The silvery grebe (Podiceps occipitalis) is a species of grebe in the family Podicipedidae. It is found in the western and southern part of South America where it inhabits lakes and other types of open wetlands. There are two subspecies, which by some recent authorities are considered separate species.
Taxonomy and subspecies
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Silvery Grebe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.