Grebes (Podicipedidae)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) - HBW 1, p. 193
French: Grèbe huppé
German: Haubentaucher
Spanish: Somormujo Lavanco
Other common names: (Southern) Crested Grebe (australis)
Taxonomy: Colymbus cristatus Linnaeus, 1758, Europe; restricted to Sweden.
Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Palearctic; winters in coastal zones, mainly in S of range.
- infuscatus Salvadori, 1884 - scattered populations in E, S & WC Africa.
- australis Gould, 1844 - SW & SE Australia, Tasmania; South I (New Zealand).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A juvenile in the water, stretching its wing Locality Wedeler Marsh-the Carl Zeiss Bird Station, Hamburg, Germany (ssp cristatus)
Josep del Hoyo 15 August 2006 6 years ago 23 sec 3.6 -
Two birds swimming together and one of them collecting material, probably to display. Locality Kelland Ponds, South Island, New Zealand (ssp australis)
Josep del Hoyo 25 January 2013 10 weeks ago 27 sec 3.5 -
An individual chasing a female of New Zealand Scaup, in the water. Locality Kelland Ponds, South Island, New Zealand (ssp australis)
Josep del Hoyo 25 January 2013 10 weeks ago 51 sec 3.5 -
Adults in breeding plumage Locality Marbury Country Park, Cheshire, England, Great Britain (ssp cristatus)
Greg Baker 28 July 2007 1 year ago 20 sec 3.5 -
An adult on the nest posturing towards another unseen approaching adult Locality Marbury Country Park, Cheshire, England, Great Britain (ssp cristatus)
Greg Baker 28 July 2007 1 year ago 17 sec 3.5 -
An adult bird preening on the water. Locality Parc Pairi Daiza (Paradisio), Cambron-Casteau, Brugelette, Hainaut Province, Belgium (ssp cristatus)
Josep del Hoyo 4 June 2010 2 years ago 26 sec 3.5
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Khichadia Bird Sanctuary
Locality Gujarat, India (ssp cristatus)
Subramanya_CK 10 January 2010 3 years ago 3.6 -
Chicks begging for food
Locality Rouge-Cloître, Brussels, Belgium
Marco Valentini 8 June 2011 1 year ago 3.6 -
Algae found in the lake
Locality Zug Canton, Switzerland (ssp cristatus)
hawk 11 May 2010 13 weeks ago 3.6 -
Mum and three chicks
Locality Laveno-Mombello, Lombardy Region, Italy
Cristiano Crolle 19 May 2012 1 year ago 3.6 -
In a pond in Tervuren
Locality Brussels, Belgium (ssp cristatus)
Marco Valentini 20 March 2011 2 years ago 3.6 -
Searching for food
Locality Ägerisee, Zug Canton, Switzerland (ssp cristatus)
Renato Solari 9 August 2010 2 years ago 3.6
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Different calls. Locality Essonne, Île-de-France, France
(ssp cristatus)
Julien Rochefort 15 June 2006 3 years ago 4 -
Juveniles begging for food chasing an adult bird. Locality Sofia Province, Bulgaria
(ssp cristatus)
Iva Hristova 29 July 2006 3 years ago 3.5
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