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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