Grebes

Silvery Grebe

Podiceps occipitalis

The Silvery Grebe (Podiceps occipitalis) is a 321 g wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It stays put all year.

Family

Grebes

Order

Podicipediformes

Weight

321 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

7

Recorded in Chile, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Falkland Is., Brazil.

Where to see it: Sea Lion Island (Falkland Islands / Malvinas); SN Laguna Batuco (Chile); Estero Mantagua (Chile); SN Humedal Río Maipo · Desembocadura (Chile); Cape Pembroke (Falkland Islands / Malvinas).

Photo: (c) Tristan Jobin, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist