Rollandia rolland
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The white-tufted grebe (Rollandia rolland), also known as Rolland's grebe, is a species of grebe in the family Podicipedidae. Found in the southern and western South America, its natural habitat is freshwater lakes, ponds and sluggish rivers and streams.
Historically it was often recognized as a separate species, to which the common name Rolland's grebe has been applied (leaving the name white-tufted grebe for the South American mainland... Wikipedia →
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Argentina · 2005
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 3 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cochabamba | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 4 | La Paz | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Lima | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Santiago | 🇨🇱 Chile |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-tufted Grebe sighting in Buenos Aires on a given day, based on 3,562 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 61st most-seen of the 274 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a White-tufted Grebe in Buenos Aires on a given day, against about 10% in December, the lowest month.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-tufted Grebe sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate White-tufted Grebe sightings, Buenos Aires ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Cochabamba (Bolivia, about 40%).
Same family: Podicipedidae
The closest relatives of the White-tufted Grebe that you can see in Buenos Aires (family Podicipedidae, Grebes) are Great Grebe (about 20%) and Pied-billed Grebe (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-tufted Grebe is recorded against all the birds logged in Buenos Aires (3,562 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
