The Sungrebe is a member of the Finfoots along with the African Finfoot and Masked Finfoot. However, the Sungrebe lives in the tropics of Central and South America. They are very unusual in the fact that the male has a pouch under each wing that can hold newly hatched chicks apparently even while in flight.
Classification:
Order: Gruiformes
Family:
Genus: Heliornis
Species: H. fulica
Photos:
"Sungrebe at Bosque del Apache NWR, Socorro Co., NM, 081118. Heliornis fulica. The species is non-migratory, but occurs as a vagrant outside of it’s breeding range. It does not appear to be kept in zoos or bird collections. The breeding range extends nominally into central Tamaulipas."
Sungrebe
