The Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) is an aquatic diving bird noted for its elaborate mating display. It is the largest member of the grebe family found in the Old World, with some larger species residing in the Americas. These birds are...
The Pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) is a small water bird found throughout the Americas. The feathers of these adorable birds are thick and soft. Their feathers were formerly used as decorations on hats and earmuffs and they were hunted in...
The little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis ), also known as dabchick, is a member of the grebe family of water birds. The genus name is from Ancient Greek takhus "fast" and bapto "to sink under". The specific ruficollis is from Latin rufus "red" and...
The red-necked grebe (Podiceps grisegena ) is a migratory aquatic bird found in the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. Its wintering habitat is largely restricted to calm waters just beyond the waves around ocean coasts, although some...
The horned grebe or Slavonian grebe (Podiceps auritus ) is a relatively small waterbird in the family Podicipedidae. There are two known subspecies: P. a. auritus, which breeds in the Palearctic, and P. a. cornutus, which breeds in North America....
The western grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis ) is a species in the grebe family of water birds. Folk names include "dabchick", "swan grebe" and "swan-necked grebe".Western grebe fossils from the Late Pleistocene of southwest North America were...
The black-necked grebe or eared grebe (Podiceps nigricollis ) is a member of the grebe family of water birds. It was described in 1831 by Christian Ludwig Brehm. There are currently three accepted subspecies, including the nominate subspecies. Its...
Clark's grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii ) is a North American waterbird species in the grebe family. Until the 1980s, it was thought to be a pale morph of the western grebe, which it resembles in size, range, and behavior. Intermediates between the two...
The least grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus ), an aquatic bird, is the smallest member of the grebe family. It occurs in the New World from the southwestern United States and Mexico to Argentina, and also on Trinidad and Tobago, the Bahamas and the...
The hooded grebe (Podiceps gallardoi ), is a medium-sized grebe found in the southern region of Argentina. It grows to about 32 cm (13 in) in length, and is black and white in color. It is found in isolated lakes in the most remote parts of...
The Australasian grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae ) is a small waterbird common on fresh water lakes and rivers in greater Australia, New Zealand and on nearby Pacific islands. At 25–27 cm (9.8–10.6 in) in length, it is one of the smallest members...
The Titicaca grebe (Rollandia microptera ), also known as the Titicaca flightless grebe or short-winged grebe, is a grebe found on the altiplano of Peru and Bolivia. As its name implies, its main population occurs on Lake Titicaca. Lake Uru Uru and...
The Junín grebe (Podiceps taczanowskii ), also known as Junin flightless grebe or puna grebe, is a grebe found only on Lake Junin in the highlands of Junín, west-central Peru. The grebe generally breeds in bays and channels around the edge of the...
The great grebe (Podiceps major ) is the largest species of grebe in the world. A disjunct population exists in northwestern Peru, while the main distribution is from extreme southeastern Brazil to Patagonia and central Chile. The population from...
The New Zealand grebe, New Zealand dabchick, or weweia (Poliocephalus rufopectus ) is a member of the grebe family endemic to New Zealand.
The silvery grebe (Podiceps occipitalis ) is a species of grebe in the family Podicipedidae. It is found in the western and southern part of South America at altitudes of up to 4,000 metres (13,000 ft). Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes but it...
The hoary-headed grebe (Poliocephalus poliocephalus ) is a member of the grebe family. It breeds in southern parts of Australia; it winters throughout the island of Tasmania. The bird takes its name from the silvery-white streaking on its black...
The white-tufted grebe (Rollandia rolland ), also known as Rolland's grebe, is a species of grebe in the family Podicipedidae. Found in the southern half of South America, its natural habitat is freshwater lakes, ponds and sluggish streams.
The tricolored grebe (Tachybaptus tricolor ) is a bird in the family Podicipedidae sometimes considered conspecific with the little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis ). It is native to maritime Southeast Asia and Australasia. The IOC has split the bird,...
The Madagascar grebe (Tachybaptus pelzelnii ) is a grebe found only in western and central Madagascar. The binomial name commemorates the Austrian ornithologist August von Pelzeln. It is classified as vulnerable by the IUCN, with a population of...
