VulnerableHorned Grebe
Podiceps auritus
Birds · Podicipediformes · Podicipedidae
Podiceps cristatus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
It performs one of the most elaborate courtships of any waterbird: the pair rise vertically face to face holding water weed in their bills, in what is known as the "penguin dance".
Weight
570 g – 1.5 kg
Size
46 cm – 61 cm
Life expectancy
10 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
In pairs
Usually lives in pairs, sometimes for life.
Sources consulted: AnAge (genomics.senescence.info) · Animal Diversity Web · Encyclopedia.com · EBSCO Research Starters · Animalia.bio · Oiseaux-birds.com · Birds of the World · Wikipedia (Great crested grebe)
Best time: All year round on reservoirs and lagoons; from February to May the pairs perform their courtship dance face to face, with weed in their bills.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 206.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Great Crested Grebe — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about great crested grebe.
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
