Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus - Grèbe huppé

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Podicipediformes

  • Family
    :

    Podicipédidés

  • Genus
    :

    Podiceps

  • Species
    :

    cristatus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 61 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 85 à 90 cm.
  • Weight
    : 750 à 1200 g
Longevity

10 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Grèbe huppé
adult plum. breeding
Grèbe huppé
adult plum. breeding

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) is a species of bird in the Podicipedidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

  • Podiceps cristatus cristatus (Eurasia)
  • Podiceps cristatus infuscatus (Africa)
  • Podiceps cristatus australis (Australia, Tasmania, South I.. New Zealand.)

Foreign names

  • Grèbe huppé,
  • Somormujo lavanco,
  • mergulhão-de-poupa,
  • Haubentaucher,
  • búbos vöcsök,
  • Fuut,
  • Svasso maggiore,
  • skäggdopping,
  • Toppdykker,
  • potápka chochlatá,
  • potápka roháč,
  • Toppet Lappedykker,
  • silkkiuikku,
  • Kuifkopdobbertjie (Kuifkopduikertjie),
  • cabussó emplomallat,
  • Toppgoði,
  • perkoz dwuczuby,
  • cekuldūkuris,
  • čopasti ponirek,
  • Чомга,
  • Titihan jambul,
  • カンムリカイツブリ,
  • 凤头䴙䴘,
  • นกเป็ดผีใหญ่,
  • 冠鸊鷈,

Voice song and cries

Grèbe huppé
adult

Habitat

Grèbe huppé
adult plum. breeding

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Marshes/Pools ; Marine Neritic : Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged), Estuaries

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Grèbe huppé
published: - Updated: 29-08-2023
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