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Silvery Grebe

Podiceps occipitalis
Garnot, P, 1826
Macá Plateado
Mergulhão-de-orelha-amarela
Family: Podicipedidae
Order: Podicipediformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Other common names: Macá Andino.

Synonyms: Podiceps juninensis.

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Observaciones de Macá Plateado (Podiceps occipitalis occipitalis) y Golondrina Zapadora (Riparia riparia) en la Laguna Seca, Guayata (Chloephaga melanoptera) y Cauquén Común (Chloephaga picta) en la Laguna Larga, provincias de San Juan y Mendoza, Argentina
EcoRegistros Revista Nº 4 - Article Nº 8
Publish by: Francisco Lucero y Carlos Schmidt
Published date: 09/25/2014 20:26



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Number of Photography: 892

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Photography ID: 676354
  Adult
Benito Juárez
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/10/2026
Guillermo Marcaida
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Photography ID: 676113
  Adult
Benito Juárez
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/26/2026
Liliana Rubilar Puerta
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Photography ID: 676112
  Adult
Benito Juárez
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/26/2026
Liliana Rubilar Puerta
Foto
Photography ID: 675293
  Adult
Ruta 35
La Pampa
Argentina
01/13/2026
Andrea Casaburi
Foto
Photography ID: 673411
♂ ♀  Adult
Meseta del Lago Buenos Aires
Santa Cruz
Argentina
01/25/2026
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 673171
♂ ♀  Adult
Meseta del Lago Buenos Aires
Santa Cruz
Argentina
01/27/2026
Gustavo Daniel González
Foto
Photography ID: 672856
 Embalse El Nihuil
Mendoza
Argentina
02/11/2026
Fernanda Ferrari
Foto
Photography ID: 672441
  Adult
General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
02/07/2026
Fernanda Ferrari
Foto
Photography ID: 667174
♂ ♀  Adult
Departamento Utracan
La Pampa
Argentina
01/10/2026
Hugo Alberto Valderrey



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Number of Films: 16





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Number of Records: 1581



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244305906/03/202617:26ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta Nacional 226Santiago Juan Torres
244125926/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna El Chifle, Benito JuárezLiliana Rubilar Puerta
243260111/02/2026ArgentinaMendozaEmbalse El Nihuil, Embalse El NihuilFernanda Ferrari
244165010/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresLaguna El Chifle, Benito JuárezGuillermo Marcaida
243133707/02/2026ArgentinaLa PampaPiletones de Corpico, General PicoFernanda Ferrari
243366427/01/2026ArgentinaSanta CruzMeseta del Lago Buenos AiresGustavo Daniel González
243469225/01/2026ArgentinaSanta CruzMeseta del Lago Buenos AiresGustavo Daniel González
241877920/01/202614:36ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta Provincial 5011Patricia Beatriz Benitez
241864720/01/202613:41ArgentinaBuenos AiresRuta Provincial 508Patricia Beatriz Benitez
243935913/01/2026ArgentinaLa PampaEntre la ruta provincial18 y la ciudad de Ataliva Roca, Ruta 35Andrea Casaburi
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Silvery Grebe (Podiceps occipitalis) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.