Hooded Grebe

Podiceps gallardoi

The Hooded Grebe (Podiceps gallardoi) is a bird found in Argentina. Found in Argentina. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

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Scientific name	Podiceps gallardoi
Region	South America
Found in	Argentina

🏡 Where the Hooded Grebe lives

Found in Argentina.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Critically EndangeredAlmost gone from the wild.

💡 It weighs about 575 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures.

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Recorded by Bjorn Alards (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1058659. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Hooded Grebe

Where does the Hooded Grebe live?

The Hooded Grebe lives in Argentina. Found in Argentina.

What does the Hooded Grebe eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Hooded Grebe endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.