Grebes (Podicipedidae) - HBW 1
Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
French: Grèbe à cou noir
German: Schwarzhalstaucher
Spanish: Zampullín Cuellinegro
Other common names: Eared Grebe
Taxonomy: Podiceps nigricollis C. L. Brehm, 1831, Germany.
Specific name caspicus obsolete. Often includes P. andinus. Sometimes placed in genus Dytes. Forms superspecies with P. andinus, P. occipitalis and P. taczanowskii. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- nigricollis Brehm, 1831 - Europe to W Asia, wintering SW Palearctic; CE Asia, wintering E Asia; E Africa.
- gurneyi (Roberts, 1919) - S Africa.
- californicus Heermann, 1854 - SW Canada, W USA, NW & C Mexico; winters S to Guatemala.
- Least Concern
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An adult bird in breeding plumage, diving and feeding its young Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain (nigricollis)
Alberto Saiz 31 May 2006 2 years ago 37 sec 4.8 -
An adult bird in breeding plumage feeds chick in water, then dives Aldomirovtsi Marsh, Sofia region, Bulgaria (nigricollis)
Iva Hristova 21 July 2006 3 years ago 9 sec 4.6 -
An adult bird in winter plumage, swimming Ventura County, California, USA (californicus)
Don DesJardin 31 January 2002 2 years ago 16 sec 4.5 -
An adult in breeding plumage carries chick on its back, then makes it to fall down in water and chick climbs again on parents ba Aldomirovtsi Marsh, Sofia region, Bulgaria (nigricollis)
Iva Hristova 15 July 2006 3 years ago 24 sec 4.5 -
An adult bird chasing away young one, then swimming and diving Aldomirovtsi Marsh, Sofia region, Bulgaria (nigricollis)
Iva Hristova 12 August 2006 3 years ago 10 sec 4.3 -
Several birds in breeding plumage, preening and diving Lac Afenourir, Morocco (nigricollis)
Josep del Hoyo 1 April 2007 2 years ago 31 sec 3.9
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A grebe with his catch Bolsa Chica Wetlands Reserve, Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, USA (californicus)
susanks 6 December 2009 10 weeks ago 4 -
Winter adult France (nigricollis)
Alain Fossé 6 January 2005 45 weeks ago 3.7 -
Adults in Summer plumage swimming Axios Delta, Greece
Theo Mamais 1 May 1995 1 year ago 3.5 -
Eared Grebe, non-breeding season plumage. Patagonia Lake State Park, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
Ron Flemal 13 February 2009 50 weeks ago 3 -
Black Necked Grebe Gujarat, India
Subramanya_CK 12 January 2010 5 weeks ago 2.7 -
A bird in winter plumage Rügen Island, Rügen District, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Susanne Rintelen 7 March 2010 7 min ago ADDED TODAY! 0
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Juvenile begging for food close to adults. Sofia region, Bulgaria
(nigricollis)
Iva Hristova 29 July 2006 14 weeks ago 2
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