Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic note
Podiceps occipitalis and P. juninensis (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) were previously lumped as P. occipitalis following Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993).
Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Red List history
Migratory status |
full migrant |
Forest dependency |
does not normally occur in forest |
Land-mass type |
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Average mass |
- |
Population justification: The global population size is estimated at 101,500-102,700 individuals (Wetlands International 2023), which equates to 67,700-68,500 mature individuals. The overall population trend is considered to be stable over three generations (12.21 years) (Wetlands International 2023).
Trend justification: .
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Southern Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/southern-silvery-grebe-podiceps-occipitalis on 24/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 24/12/2024.