Sungrebe
Heliornis fulica
Conservation Status
Least ConcernAves · Gruiformes · Heliornithidae
About
The sungrebe or American finfoot is a small aquatic gruiform found in the tropical and subtropical Americas from northeastern Mexico to central Ecuador and southern Brazil.
Fun Fact
Sungrebes are unique among birds in that males have "pouches", folds of skin under their wings in which they carry their young from hatching until the chicks are able to swim for themselves.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Found in heavily vegetated, mostly freshwater wetland environments, from northeast Mexico south along the Gulf and Caribbean coasts through Panama, where they live throughout the Canal Zone and Darien, and then along the Pacific coast from Panama through central Ecuador.
Diet
Eat some plant matter, including seeds and fruit.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance