What Animal Lives Where

Where has the White-tufted Grebe been recorded?

Rollandia rolland occurrence evidence comes from 307 records in 8 countries and territories, from 1895 to 2026. Most records come from Argentina.

White-tufted Grebe
White-tufted Grebe — Photo (display-sized rendition): https://www.flickr.com/photos/francesco_veronesi/ · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
AvesPodicipediformesPodicipedidaeRollandia

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

307 records across 8 countries and territories, 1895–2026.

Rollandia rolland · GBIF taxon key 5229424

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-08-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: April.

12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

18952026

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where White-tufted Grebe has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for White-tufted Grebe. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Argentina 214
Peru 28
Chile 26
Uruguay 17
Bolivia 12
Paraguay 6
Brazil 3
Falkland Islands 1

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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.