White-tufted Grebe

White-tufted Grebe

Rollandia rolland

Silhouette: Edwin Price · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at La Paz

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

39 Verified sightings at La Paz
889 In all 3 parks From 2019 to 2026
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the White-tufted Grebe

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 →

Sounds

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Argentina · 2005

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
~40%
2 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
~10%
3 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cochabamba 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~40%
2 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%
3 Montevideo 🇺🇾 Uruguay
~20%
4 La Paz 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~10%
5 Lima 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
6 Cordoba 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
7 Santiago 🇨🇱 Chile
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-tufted Grebe in La Paz?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-tufted Grebe sighting in La Paz on a given day, based on 39 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 38th most-seen of the 88 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a White-tufted Grebe in La Paz?

February, April, June, October and December

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-tufted Grebe in La Paz on a given day, against about 10% in January, March, May, July–September and November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a White-tufted Grebe?

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.

Is La Paz the best place to see a White-tufted Grebe?

4th of 7

Of the 7 cities where we can rate White-tufted Grebe sightings, La Paz ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Cochabamba (Bolivia, about 40%), Buenos Aires (Argentina, about 20%) and Montevideo (Uruguay, about 20%).

Where does the White-tufted Grebe sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White-tufted Grebe is recorded against all the birds logged in La Paz (39 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.

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