Eared Grebe
(Podiceps nigricollis)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | LC - Least Concern |
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| NatureServe | N5B, N5N - Secure Breeding and Nonbreeding SNRB - Unranked Breeding |
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| Minnesota | not listed Species in Greatest Conservation Need |
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Description |
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Size |
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11½″ to 14″ in length 16″ wingspan |
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Habitat |
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Breeding: Shallow, weedy wetlands Migration: Wetlands, lakes |
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Biology |
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Migration |
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May to November |
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Nesting |
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Food |
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Aquatic insects, small fish, crustaceans, mollusks, amphibians |
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Distribution |
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Occurrence |
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Uncommon migrant, local breeder |
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The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map |
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Taxonomy |
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| Class | Aves (birds) | ||
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Podicipediformes (grebes) | ||
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Podicipedidae (grebes) | ||
Genus |
Podiceps (typical grebes) | ||
Subordinate Taxa |
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African Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis gurneyi) Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis nigricollis) North American Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis californicus) |
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Common Name |
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In Europe this is known as Black-necked Grebe. |
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| SVASSO PICCOLO (Podiceps nigricollis) Luciano Mingarelli |
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Published on Jun 16, 2013 Per chi ha una connessione veloce e possiede un monitor HD, è opportuno selezionare, prima di avviare la visione del filmato, la modalità HD (1080pHD) selezionabile nella barra degli strumenti, sotto il riquadro del video in oggetto. Questo permette di evidenziare tutte le particolarità tipiche dell'HD, che invece si perderebbero nella modalità iniziale (360/480p) che YouTube propone all'avvio della visione |
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| Eared Grebes' Call - Breeding Plumage Wandering Sole TV |
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Published on May 16, 2012 Eared Grebes (Podiceps nigricollis) in their summer mating plumage at Elizabeth Lake in British Columbia, Canada. At the 0:14 mark of the video, the bird displays some defensive behaviors as it becomes subjected to a bluff charge of sorts from some bird coming in from the right. The eared grebe is the most abundant grebe in the world. |
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| Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) ayuwje08 |
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Uploaded on Feb 24, 2012 Adult in non-Breeding plumage preening in a rainy day |
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| Eared Grebe (Podicipedidae: Podiceps nigricollis) Carl Barrentine |
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Uploaded on May 13, 2010 Photographed at Kellys Slough NWR, North Dakota (13 May 2010). Shared with Vasiliki Margari, ERT, S.A., Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, December 2010. |
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| Eared Grebe and Horned Grebe on the Potomac River William Young |
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Published on Jan 27, 2014 A video comparing an Eared Grebe with a Horned Grebe. Both species were seen in the Potomac River near the Belle Haven Marina in Alexandria, Virginia. |
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