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title: "White-tufted Grebe"
description: "Rollandia rolland — Aves. The white-tufted grebe (Rollandia rolland), also known as Rolland's grebe, is a species of grebe in the family Podicipedidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/white-tufted-grebe
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# White-tufted Grebe

> Rollandia rolland — Aves. The white-tufted grebe (Rollandia rolland), also known as Rolland's grebe, is a species of grebe in the family Podicipedidae.

- Scientific name: *Rollandia rolland*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 5514
- Wikidata: [Q1076025](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1076025)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4251](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4251)

## Names

- en: White-tufted Grebe
- de: Rollandtaucher
- es: Pimpollo
- fr: Grèbe de Rolland
- nl: Witwangfuut
- pl: Perkoz białoczuby

## Countries with the most observations

AR (3896), CL (851), PE (258), BO (205), UY (87), BR (55), FK (32)

## Summary

The white-tufted grebe (Rollandia rolland), also known as Rolland's grebe, is a species of grebe in the family Podicipedidae. Found in the southern and western South America, its natural habitat is freshwater lakes, ponds and sluggish rivers and streams.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-tufted_grebe

## Photo

![White-tufted Grebe](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-tufted-grebe/medium.jpg)

Photo: Diego Carús · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/20448735

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/white-tufted-grebe?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).