Zampullín picogrueso
Photo © Andrew Hrycyna
Photo © Andrew Hrycyna — CC BY 4.0 — Source: iNaturalist photo #108814817El zampullín de pico grueso (Podilymbus podiceps), es un zambullidor pequeño, mide de 31-38 cm de longitud, achaparrado y de cuello corto. usualmente es de color pardo con el cuello color canela. Tiene un pico corto, grueso similar al de un pollo. En su época reproductiva su plumaje se hace gris plateado, garganta negra (plumaje nupcial) y adquiere una banda negra en el pico, que le da su nombre común en varias partes de América Latina. Es la única especie de zambullidor que no muestra un parche blanco en el ala durante el vuelo.
El zampullín de pico grueso tiene una amplia distribución geográfica. Tiene varios nombres comunes; zaramagullón grande (en Cuba), zambullidor común (en Colombia), zambullidor pico-anillado (en México), patico buzo (en Venezuela), zampullín pico grueso, macá pico grueso (en Uruguay), o picurio (en Chile) etc.
El zampullín de pico grueso habita desde Canadá, partes de los Estados Unidos, y las zonas templadas de Sudamérica. A pesar de que esta especie no parece ser buena voladora, ha llegado a Europa en grupos errantes en varias ocasiones, y un ave en Inglaterra ha criado con una especie local produciendo descendencia híbrida.
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