One of the 4 grebes on WAnimals
Birds · Podicipediformes · Podicipedidae
Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus
Vulnerable
At high risk of extinction in the wild over the medium term.
The Slavonian grebe is a small grebe with a spectacular breeding plumage: reddish-chestnut neck and flanks, a black head and golden tufts that spring from behind the eye like horns. It breeds in shallow lagoons of northern Eurasia and North America and winters at sea. Its global decline is caused by the loss of breeding wetlands and by pollution of the coastal waters where it winters.
Weight
300 g – 570 g
Size
31 cm – 38 cm
Life expectancy
13 years
