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The Junin grebe (Podiceps taczanowskii) is a bird found in Peru. Found in Peru. It eats fish and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

🏡 Where the Junin grebe lives

Found in Peru.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐟 Fish90%
• 🐛 Insects & bugs10%

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

Conservation status

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Recorded by Andrew Spencer (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC190376. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Junin grebe

Where does the Junin grebe live?

The Junin grebe lives in Peru. Found in Peru.

What does the Junin grebe eat?

fish (about 90%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Junin grebe endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

More birds from South America

• Pinto's spinetail
• Hoary-throated spinetail
• Marañón spinetail
• Grey-bellied comet
• Orange-bellied antwren
• Long-tailed woodnymph

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