Grebes (Podicipedidae)
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) - HBW 1, p. 192
French: Grèbe jougris
German: Rothalstaucher
Spanish: Somormujo Cuellirrojo
Other common names: Grey-cheeked Grebe; Holböll's Grebe (holboellii)
Taxonomy: Colymbus grisegena Boddaert, 1783, no locality; France designated.
Often erroneously spelt griseigena. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- grisegena (Boddaert, 1783) - E Europe, W & WC Asia; winters from North Sea E to Caspian and Aral Seas.
- holboellii Reinhardt, 1854 - E USSR, Manchuria, N Japan; W Canada, NW USA; winters from Japan and Korea through Aleutian Is to California; also E USA, S to Florida.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult in breeding plumage swimming, looking around and diving. Locality Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, Alaska, USA (United States) (ssp holboellii)
Josep del Hoyo 9 June 2012 38 weeks ago 21 sec 4.8 -
pair courting using reed Locality Minnesota, USA (United States) (ssp holboellii)
Malcolm Mark Swan 14 May 2008 4 years ago 24 sec 4.6 -
Two birds in display. Locality Diependal, Oranje, Drente Province, Netherlands (ssp grisegena)
Yoel Jimenez 13 May 2012 1 year ago 1 min 35 sec 4.5 -
Two views showing a first year bird manipulating caught prey with its bill prior to consumption. First a small eel then diving, Locality Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp holboellii)
Don DesJardin 18 December 2008 4 years ago 1 min 10 sec 4.5 -
adult swallowing fish Locality Minnesota, USA (United States) (ssp holboellii)
Malcolm Mark Swan 14 May 2008 4 years ago 13 sec 4.3 -
Two chicks swimming Locality Parikkala, Southern Finland Province, Finland (ssp grisegena)
Javier Ortas 23 July 2010 2 years ago 33 sec 4
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Adult, breeding plumage
Locality Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (ssp grisegena)
Thorsten Stegmann 27 April 2009 3 years ago 4.6 -
one species on a small pond
Locality Bad Doberan, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany (ssp grisegena)
Chris Romeiks 8 May 2011 1 year ago 4.4 -
Adult male, breeding plumage
Locality Kampina, North Brabant Province, Netherlands
Paul Cools 4 May 2010 29 weeks ago 4.3 -
Pair vocalizing to each other.
Locality Colonel Samuel Smith Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (ssp holboellii)
Miriam Bauman 10 July 2011 1 year ago 4.2 -
Adult, breeding plumage
Locality Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (ssp grisegena)
Thorsten Stegmann 27 April 2009 3 years ago 4.1 -
2 species on a small pond
Locality Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany (ssp grisegena)
Chris Romeiks 24 April 2008 2 years ago 4
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A pair calling before diving. Locality Minnesota, USA (United States)
(ssp holboellii)
Malcolm Mark Swan 14 May 2008 15 weeks ago 4
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