Rollandia rolland
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-tufted Grebe sighting in Nahuel Huapi National Park on a given day, based on 59 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 67th most-seen of the 111 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-tufted Grebe in Nahuel Huapi National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April, July and October–December, the lowest months.
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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate White-tufted Grebe sightings, Nahuel Huapi National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Torres del Paine National Park (Chile, about 40%) and Lauca National Park (Chile, about 10%).
Same family: Podicipedidae
The closest relatives of the White-tufted Grebe that you can see in Nahuel Huapi National Park (family Podicipedidae, Grebes) are Great Grebe (about 40%), Pied-billed Grebe (about 10%) and Silvery 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 Nahuel Huapi National Park (59 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
