UNRAVELLING THE MAJOR GAP FOR HOODED GREBE CONSERVATION: MIGRATION AND MOVEMENTS

FASOLA LAURA; ROESLER, IGNACIO; MARÍA EMILIA GIUSTI; LUCIA MARTÍN; BETTINA MAHLER; JUAN CARLOS REBOREDA

Congreso; Ornithological Congress of teh Americas; 2017

The critically endangered Hooded Grebe (Podiceps gallardoi) breeds in plateaus of western Santa Cruz, Argentina. It overwinters in estuaries at the Atlantic coast, in Santa Cruz. Its migratory behavior and movements are unknown. A survey of 400 lakes at 7 plateaus from 2009 to date showed that numbers across seasons in each plateau did not change (x2