Junin grebe

Weight

360 g – 423 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

1.7src for Young per litter or clutch

Lifestyle

Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle

Migration

Sedentarysrc for Migration

Conservation status

Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The junin grebe is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very 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 Endangered species.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderPodicipediformes
5. familyPodicipedidae
6. genusPodiceps
7. SpeciesPodiceps taczanowskii von Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1894

Synonyms Colymbus taczanowskii

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Great crested grebe

Podiceps cristatus

Podicipedidae

LC, Least Concern

Black-necked grebe

Podiceps nigricollis

Podicipedidae

VU, Vulnerable

Horned grebe

Podiceps auritus

Podicipedidae

LC, Least Concern

Red-necked grebe

Podiceps grisegena

Podicipedidae

LC, Least Concern

Great grebe

Podiceps major

Podicipedidae

LC, Least Concern

Silvery grebe

Podiceps occipitalis

Podicipedidae

CompareJunin grebe vs Great crested grebeJunin grebe vs Black-necked grebeJunin grebe vs Horned grebeJunin grebe vs Red-necked grebe

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@misc{junin_grebe_2026,
  title = {Junin grebe (Podiceps taczanowskii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/junin-grebe},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}