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Silvery Grebe
Podiceps occipitalis
(L 11.5-12")
Numerous in Ecuador in a few
high elevation lake areas
...otherwise uncommon.
Lake Mika
Antisana Ecological Reserve
12Jan2011
And who so happy,- O who, / As
the Duck and the Kangaroo?  
(Edward Lear).
Podiceps means buttocks
or vent foot; occiptalis
means back of the head.
© Daniel
Cáceres
Macaulay
Library
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