Atitlan Grebe (Podilymbus gigas)

Posted on 31 December, 1986 in Extinct • Tagged with Guatemala, family-PODICIPEDIDAE, extinct-1980s

Year Last Seen:

1986

Comments:

This species was endemic to Lake Atitlán, Guatemala, but is now Extinct. Its extinction occurred sometime between 1983 and 1986, caused by myriad alterations to its habitat.

Habitat:

It inhabited one freshwater lake.

Causes:

Initial population declines were a result of competition and predation by …


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