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The Titicaca Grebe (Rollandia microptera) is a bird found in Peru and Bolivia. Found in Peru and Bolivia. It eats fish and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

🏡 Where the Titicaca Grebe lives

Found in Peru and Bolivia.

🍽️ 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 GABRIEL LEITE (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1064573. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Titicaca Grebe

Where does the Titicaca Grebe live?

The Titicaca Grebe lives in Peru and Bolivia. Found in Peru and Bolivia.

What does the Titicaca 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 Titicaca Grebe endangered?

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