Birds of the World

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Genus: Podiceps (8 species)


Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus cornutus) Vulnerable Range: NA, PAL: Iceland, Scandinavia to e Russia; s, c Alaska, w, c Canada and n tier of w, c contiguous USA states Lake Sammamish State ParK, Issaquah, Washington State, USA
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Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus cornutus) Vulnerable Range: NA, PAL: Iceland, Scandinavia to e Russia; s, c Alaska, w, c Canada and n tier of w, c contiguous USA states Kingston, New Hampshire, USA
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Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus australis) Range: PAL, AF, OR, AU: temperate Eurasia, locally nw India, to ne Russia, ne China and nc Japan; ne, e, s Africa; Australia and South I. (New Zealand) Lake Dulverton, Oatlands, Tasmania, Australia
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Hooded Grebe (Podiceps gallardoi) Critically Endangered Range: SA: submontane lakes of w Santa Cruz Province, sw Argentina


Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) Range: NA, PAL: c, e Europe and Turkey to temperate wc Russia and Kazakhstan; subarctic c, e Siberia to Kamchatka, Alaska and Canada to sw Quebec Vancouver, Canada
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Great Grebe (Podiceps major major) Range: SA: coastal w Peru; Paraguay and se Brazil to s Chile and Argentina Mejía, Peru An adult (right) with immature.
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Adult in a typical setting.


Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis californicus) Range: PAL, AF, NA, MA: temperate Eurasia to Russian Far East and ne China; e, s Africa; sw Canada and w, wc USA to c Mexico Cochiti Lake, New Mexico, USA
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Silvery Grebe (Podiceps occipitalis juninensis) Range: SA: montane lakes of c Andes of Colombia to n Chile and nw Argentina; c, s Chile and Argentina to Tierra del Fuego; Falkland Is. Salinas, Arequipa, Peru
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Junin Grebe (Podiceps taczanowskii) Endangered Range: SA: Lake Junín (=Chinchaycocha, wc Peru) Junin, Peru
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© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba