Podiceps occipitalis Garnot 1826

Silvery Grebe

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Silvery Grebe

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"Silvery Grebe." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 11 Oct 2009, 21:34 UTC. 19 Dec 2009 <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Silvery_Grebe&oldid=319306192>.

The Silvery Grebe (Podiceps occipitalis) is a species of grebe in the Podicipedidae family. It is found in Argentina, Chile, the Falkland Islands and Paraguay as well as Andean regions of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. It is a vagrant to Brazil. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.It eats small fish,frogs,crayfish,small water snakes,seeds of water plants,and insects.

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"Podiceps occipitalis Garnot 1826". Encyclopedia of Life, available from "http://www.eol.org/pages/1049445". Accessed 20 Mar 2010.