Grebes (Podicipedidae)
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) - HBW 1, p. 193
French: Grèbe esclavon
German: Ohrentaucher
Spanish: Zampullín Cuellirrojo
Other common names: Slavonian Grebe
Taxonomy: Colymbus auritus Linnaeus, 1758, Europe and America; restricted to Vaasa, Finland.
Sometimes placed in genus Dytes, although actually closer to P. grisegena and P. cristatus than to other Podiceps. Subspecific differences slight and partly clinal; species sometimes considered monotypic. Two subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- auritus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Palearctic, from Iceland and Baltic to Kamchatka; winters from North Sea to Caspian and off Japan and China.
- cornutus (Gmelin, 1789) - C Alaska to NW & NC USA; winters S to California and Texas.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Three clips of a winter-plumaged bird diving for food, the last being slowed to 25% Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp cornutus)
Don DesJardin 31 January 2008 3 years ago 27 sec 4.6 -
Shown in winter plumage sitting on the water looking around. Locality Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp cornutus)
Don DesJardin 19 December 2008 3 years ago 51 sec 4.5 -
A bird moulting into its summer plumage, diving repeatedly Locality Fort Smallwood Park, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA (United States) (ssp cornutus)
Robert Schaefer 12 March 2007 3 years ago 25 sec 4.4 -
Adult in breeding plumage Locality Anchorage, Alaska, USA (United States) (ssp cornutus)
Wayne Hall 7 May 2010 1 year ago 52 sec 4 -
A bird sitting in the water Locality Morro Bay State Park, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA (United States) (ssp cornutus)
Paul Clarke 27 December 2008 2 years ago 20 sec 4 -
An adult in winter plumage diving Locality Heist, West Flanders Province, Belgium (ssp auritus)
Leo Janssen 11 February 2000 8 years ago 13 sec 3.6
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Bird photographed in Harbor Village Harbor at Manistee, Michigan.
Locality Manistee County, Michigan, USA (United States)
Tom Moxley 3 November 2011 7 weeks ago 4.3 -
Rare species in fresh water in the Netherlands. Normally found along the coast in winter. Winter plumage
Locality Starrevaart Bird Lake, South Holland Province, Netherlands (ssp auritus)
Rob Belterman 6 March 2011 49 weeks ago 4.3 -
Breeding Plumage Horned Grebe (Slavonian Grebe)
Locality Highland Council, Scotland, Great Britain (ssp auritus)
Steve Garvie 29 May 2009 1 year ago 4.3 -
Rare species in the Netherlands. Normally during winter along the coast. This one was swimming in freshwater
Locality South Holland Province, Netherlands (ssp auritus)
Rob Belterman 5 March 2011 49 weeks ago 4 -
Male - swimming on a pond in a rural coulee
Locality Pambrun, Saskatchewan, Canada (ssp cornutus)
Blair Wainman 6 June 2010 1 year ago 3.7 -
Breeding in Espoo S Finland
Locality Southern Finland Province, Finland (ssp auritus)
Ahvenainen 25 May 2010 1 year ago 3.7
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