Family

Podicipedidae

17 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Podicipediformes › Podicipedidae

Eared Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis C.L.Brehm, 1831

Podiceps nigricollis, the black-necked grebe, is a small waterbird with three recognized subspecies that breed and winter across Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas.

Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Podiceps cristatus, the great crested grebe, is the largest Old World grebe with distinctive plumage across three main subspecies.

Horned Grebe

Podiceps auritus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Podiceps auritus, the horned grebe, is a small waterbird with distinct breeding and non-breeding plumage.

Red-necked Grebe

Podiceps grisegena (Boddaert, 1783)

Podiceps grisegena, the red-necked grebe, is a medium-large migratory grebe found across the Northern Hemisphere.

Silvery Grebe

Podiceps occipitalis Garnot, 1826

Podiceps occipitalis (silvery grebe) is a small grebe with two plumage-varying subspecies found in western South America.

Hooded Grebe

Podiceps gallardoi Rumboll, 1974

The hooded grebe (Podiceps gallardoi) is a medium-sized, black-and-white Critically Endangered grebe found in southern Argentina.

Great Grebe

Podiceps major (Boddaert, 1783)

Podiceps major, the great grebe, is a large distinctive grebe that lives in a range of open wetland and coastal habitats across its range.

New Zealand Grebe

Poliocephalus rufopectus (G.R.Gray, 1843)

The New Zealand grebe (*Poliocephalus rufopectus*) is a small waterbird currently found mostly in New Zealand's North Island.

Hoary-headed Grebe

Poliocephalus poliocephalus (Jardine & Selby, 1827)

Poliocephalus poliocephalus, the hoary-headed grebe, is a small waterbird found mainly across Australia that feeds on aquatic arthropods.

Clark's Grebe

Aechmophorus clarkii (Lawrence, 1858)

Clark's grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii) is a waterbird closely related to the western grebe, found in western North America.

Western Grebe

Aechmophorus occidentalis (Lawrence, 1858)

Aechmophorus occidentalis, the western grebe, is the largest North American grebe, widespread in western North America.

Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pallas, 1764)

Tachybaptus ruficollis, the little grebe, is a small water bird with distinct plumage traits and a wide breeding range across Europe, Asia and Africa.

Least Grebe

Tachybaptus dominicus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Tachybaptus dominicus, the least grebe, is the smallest grebe species with specific plumage traits that lives in a range of American wetlands.

Australasian Grebe

Tachybaptus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826)

The Australasian grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae) is a small common waterbird of the grebe family found in Australasia and nearby Pacific islands.

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps (Linnaeus, 1758)

Pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) is a small brown water bird found across the Americas, with distinct physical features and habitat preferences.

Titicaca Grebe

Rollandia microptera (Gould, 1868)

Rollandia microptera, the Titicaca flightless grebe, is a mid-sized flightless South American grebe found in shallow lake habitats around Lake Titicaca.