| Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis Chilean name: Blanquillo |
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Chile There are two sub-species of Silvery Grebe: P. o. occipitalis which is distributed in central and southern Chile and adjacent areas of Argentina; and P. o. juninensis which is distributed in the Andes from Colombia to northern Chile. |
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| It is found on freshwater lakes and ponds but can be found at sea outside the breeding season. The first 4 photos of the nominate sub-species were taken on Lago Villarica in the case of photos 1 to 3 and in the sea at Caulin on the northern coast of Chiloe in the case of photo 4. It feeds mainly on insects, insect larvae and small shellfish. |
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| It is light grey with a white neck and underparts. The bill is upturned and the eye is a startling red colour. The southern form has a grey head with a few golden plumes on the side as seen in photos 1 to 3. Breeding plumage has a fuller yellow tuft on the ear as is beginning to show in photo 4. The northern race has a grey-black head without golden plumes as in photos 5 and 6. | |||
| There is a distribution map on xeno-canto. | |||
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