VulnerableHorned Grebe
Podiceps auritus
One of the 4 grebes on WAnimals
Birds · Podicipediformes · Podicipedidae
Tachybaptus ruficollis
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
It is the smallest grebe in Europe, able to vanish underwater in an instant at the slightest hint of danger. It carries its chicks on its back through their first few weeks.
Weight
100 g – 300 g
Size
23 cm – 29 cm
Life expectancy
13 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.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Sources consulted: AnAge (genomics.senescence.info); Via Pontica; Birdfact; The Wildlife Trusts; AnimalHub; BDI; Animalia.bio; Birds of the World; Wikipedia (Little grebe)
Best time: All year round on ponds, reservoirs and slow rivers; in spring it gives itself away with a very loud whinnying trill.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 139.
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The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
