mergulhão-de-cara-branca vs marreca-parda

Aechmophorus clarkii compared with Anas georgica

Key Differences

• mergulhão-de-cara-branca is Least Concern while marreca-parda is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mergulhão-de-cara-branca	marreca-parda
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (ave)	Aves (ave)
Order	Podicipediformes (Podicipediformes)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Podicipedidae	Anatidae
Genus	Aechmophorus	Anas
Species	Aechmophorus clarkii	Anas georgica

Evolutionary Relationship

mergulhão-de-cara-branca and marreca-parda share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (ave)

Conservation Status

mergulhão-de-cara-branca

LC — Least Concern

marreca-parda

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mergulhão-de-cara-branca	marreca-parda
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mergulhão-de-cara-branca

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

marreca-parda

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

mergulhão-de-cara-branca

The Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii) is a species in the genus Aechmophorus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

marreca-parda

O marreco-de-bico-amarelo (Anas georgica) está classificado como Em Perigo (EN) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Com alto risco de extinção na natureza, com declínio populacional significativo e ameaças contínuas à sua sobrevivência.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway