Photos copyright: monacoeye • Lago Volcan, Chiriqui, May 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Pied Billed Grebe
Latin: Podilymbus podiceps
Other: Zampullín de pico grueso (Es) • Mergulhão-caçador (Br)
Family: Podicipedidae • Grebes
Range: North and Central America, migrating to southern South America.

A distant shot of a Pied-billed Grebe, recognisable by a dark vertical stripe on the bill of the breeding adult. Seen here in western Panama.More photos...

Photos copyright: monacoeye • Alpes Maritimes • March 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Little Grebe
Latin: Tachybaptus ruficollis
Other: Dabchick • Grèbe castagneux (Fr) • Zampullín común (Es)
Family: Podicipedidae • Grebes

A distant shot of a couple of Little Grebes in a lake near Cannes yesterday.

A small shy grebe, identified by the yellow gape (corner of mouth). It has a dark stripe behind neck and a touch of white at tip of bill.

The Little Grebe is widely distributed in much of Europe, Asia and Africa.More photos...

Photos copyright: monacoeye • Danube Delta, Romania • May 2009 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Great Crested Grebe
Latin: Podiceps cristatus
Other: Grèbe huppé • Somormujo Lavanco
Family: Podicipedidae • Grebes

This poor fellow was caught in a fishing net when we found him, and was exhausting himself thrashing around trying to escape. Fortunately we were able to release him with no apparent damage to himself - or ourselves from that sharp beak!

After a minute or two he seemed to regain his composure and swam off, away from the net this time. He looked as if he would be OK…



Below a shot of another individual, on Lake Como, in Italy, showing the familiar crest.

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Photos copyright: monacoeye • Danube Delta, Romania • May 2009 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Red Necked Grebe
Latin: Podiceps grisegena
Other:
Family: Podicipedidae • Grebes

A Red Necked Grebe with chick seen in the Danube Delta. This Grebe does not live in the western Mediterranean.More photos...

021 Podicipedidae - Grebes - IOC 2.5 - 2010

Tachybaptus rufolavatus - Alaotra Grebe - Madagascar
Tachybaptus ruficollis - Little Grebe - Widespread Eurasia, Africa, Asia
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae - Australasian Grebe - Widespread Australasia
Tachybaptus pelzelnii - Madagascar Grebe - Madagascar
Tachybaptus dominicus - Least Grebe - S Texas to N Argentina

Podilymbus podiceps - Pied-billed Grebe - Widespread North America, Latin America
Podilymbus gigas - Atitlan Grebe - Guatemala

Rollandia rolland - White-tufted Grebe - S South America
Rollandia microptera - Titicaca Grebe - Lake Titicaca

Poliocephalus poliocephalus - Hoary-headed Grebe - Australia
Poliocephalus rufopectus - New Zealand Grebe - N New Zealand

Podiceps major - Great Grebe - S South America
Podiceps grisegena - Red-necked Grebe - Widespread North America, Eurasia
Podiceps cristatus - Great Crested Grebe - Widespread Eurasia - Africa, Asia, Australasia
Podiceps auritus - Horned Grebe - Widespread North America, Eurasia
Podiceps nigricollis - Black-necked Grebe - Widespread Eurasia, Africa, North America, Middle America
Podiceps occipitalis - Silvery Grebe - W, S South America
Podiceps taczanowskii - Junin Grebe - Peru
Podiceps gallardoi - Hooded Grebe - SW Argentina

Aechmophorus occidentalis - Western Grebe - W North America, Middle America
Aechmophorus clarkii - Clark's Grebe - W North America, Middle America