VulnerableAndean Condor
Vultur gryphus
Birds · Podicipediformes · Podicipedidae
Podiceps gallardoi
At extremely high risk of imminent extinction in the wild.
The hooded grebe is a grebe endemic to the Argentine province of Santa Cruz, discovered by science in 1974. It breeds on high-altitude lagoons of the Patagonian plateaus, on floating nests anchored to clumps of vinagrilla, and spends the winter on a few estuaries of the Atlantic coast. Its population has fallen by more than 80% since the 1980s because of the introduction of rainbow trout and the American mink, the drying out of lagoons and predation by kelp gulls.
Weight
400 g – 600 g
Size
28 cm – 36 cm
Life expectancy
12 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Colony
Lives in large concentrations, often for breeding reasons.
Estimated population
Fewer than 1,000 individuals
Sources consulted: IUCN Red List · Animal Diversity Web · Wikipedia (es)
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Hooded Grebe — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
The hooded grebe is classified as critically endangered. Organisations such as the IUCN, WWF and the Wildlife Conservation Society work specifically on its conservation and that of its habitat; looking into their programmes is a good starting point if you want to get involved.
It's documented in 1 protected area — one reason why protecting these places matters for its conservation.
Based on what we already know about hooded grebe.
