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Hooded grebe

Podiceps gallardoi Rumboll, 1974

CRCritically Endangeredbirds

The hooded grebe (Podiceps gallardoi) is a species in the family Podicipedidae, order Podicipediformes. Recorded adults weigh 515 g to 577.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Critically Endangered.

Hooded grebe (Podiceps gallardoi)
Photo: Franalverja · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the hooded grebe

Weight
515 g – 577.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
wetlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the hooded grebe live?

Not recorded

What is the hooded grebe?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The hooded grebe (Podiceps gallardoi) is a medium-sized grebe found in the southern region of Argentina. It grows to about 32 cm (13 in) in length, and is black and white in color. It is found in isolated lakes in the most remote parts of Patagonia and spends winters along the coast of the same region. In 2012 IUCN uplisted the species from Endangered to Critically Endangered.

From the Wikipedia article “Hooded grebe” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hooded_grebe&oldid=1376382974), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the hooded grebe endangered?

The hooded grebe is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Critically Endangered species.

How is the hooded grebe classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPodicipediformes
  5. familyPodicipedidae
  6. genusPodiceps
  7. SpeciesPodiceps gallardoi Rumboll, 1974
Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • غطاس مقلنسArabic
  • Коронован гмурецBulgarian
  • cabussó encaputxatCatalan
  • potápka argentinskáCzech
  • gwyach gycyllogWelsh
  • HættelappedykkerDanish
  • GoldscheiteltaucherGerman
  • kapuĉa greboEsperanto
  • Zampullín tobianoSpanish
  • Macá tobianoSpanish
  • Pimpollo tobianoSpanish
  • lumipüttEstonian
  • کشیم کلاهدارPersian
  • huppu-uikkuFinnish
  • grèbe mitréFrench
  • patagonski gnjuracCroatian
  • csuklyás vöcsökHungarian
  • Svasso monacoItalian
  • パタゴニアカイツブリJapanese
  • rudakuodis kragasLithuanian
  • Patagonische fuutDutch
  • tiaradykkerNorwegian
  • perkoz argentyńskiPolish
  • ٹوپیوالی ڈبکنیWestern Panjabi
  • mergulhão-de-capuzPortuguese
  • Mergulhão-de-toucaPortuguese
  • Чубатая поганкаRussian
  • Поганка-головастикRussian
  • potápka bieločeláSlovak
  • Kapuljačasti gnjuracSerbian
  • kamdoppingSwedish
  • Ak Alınlı BatağanTurkish
  • пірникоза аргентинськаUkrainian
  • 領冠鸊鷈Chinese
  • 阿根廷䴙䴘Chinese
  • 阿根廷鸊鷉Chinese

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Relatives of the hooded grebe

Other species in the same genus Podiceps.

LC, Least Concern
Great grebe (Podiceps major)

Great grebe

Podiceps major

Podicipedidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the hooded grebe?

An adult hooded grebe weighs 515 g – 577.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the hooded grebe endangered?

The hooded grebe is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the hooded grebe?

The hooded grebe (Podiceps gallardoi) belongs to the family Podicipedidae in the order Podicipediformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Hooded grebe (Podiceps gallardoi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hooded-grebe

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{hooded_grebe_2026,
  title = {Hooded grebe (Podiceps gallardoi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hooded-grebe},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}