Bird group

Grebes

19 species in this group — each with its conservation status, population estimate and a short description.

Australasian Grebe
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Australasian Grebe is a diving waterbird of Australia and nearby islands. It swims low on the water, dives for fish and aquatic…

Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Clark's Grebe is a diving waterbird of western North American wetlands and coasts. It swims low on the water, dives for fish and…

Eared Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Eared Grebe is a diving waterbird of freshwater lakes, marshes, and sheltered coasts. It swims low on the water, dives for fish and…

Great Crested Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Great Crested Grebe is a diving waterbird of freshwater lakes, marshes, and sheltered coasts. It swims low on the water, dives for fish…

Great Grebe
Podiceps major
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Great Grebe is a diving waterbird of freshwater lakes, marshes, and sheltered coasts. It swims low on the water, dives for fish and…

Hoary-headed Grebe
Poliocephalus poliocephalus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Hoary-headed Grebe is a diving waterbird of Australia and nearby islands. It swims low on the water, dives for fish and aquatic…

Hooded Grebe
Podiceps gallardoi
Critically Endangered≈ 800-1.2K

The Hooded Grebe is a diving waterbird of Patagonian steppe lakes. It swims low on the water, dives for fish and aquatic invertebrates, and…

Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus
Vulnerable≈ 239K-583K

The Horned Grebe is a diving waterbird of freshwater lakes, marshes, and sheltered coasts. It swims low on the water, dives for fish and…

Junin Grebe
Podiceps taczanowskii
Critically Endangered≈ 250-300

The Junin Grebe is a diving waterbird of Lake Junin in the Peruvian Andes. It swims low on the water, dives for fish and aquatic…

Least Grebe
Tachybaptus dominicus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Least Grebe is a diving waterbird of the Americas. It swims low on the water, dives for fish and aquatic invertebrates, and often…

Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Least Concern≈ 2M–20M

The Little Grebe is a diving waterbird of freshwater lakes, marshes, and sheltered coasts. It swims low on the water, dives for fish and…

Madagascar Grebe
Tachybaptus pelzelnii
Vulnerable≈ Unknown

The Madagascar Grebe is a diving waterbird of Madagascar. It swims low on the water, dives for fish and aquatic invertebrates, and often…

New Zealand Grebe
Poliocephalus rufopectus
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The New Zealand Grebe is a diving waterbird of New Zealand. It swims low on the water, dives for fish and aquatic invertebrates, and often…

Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Pied-billed Grebe is a diving waterbird of the Americas. It swims low on the water, dives for fish and aquatic invertebrates, and often…

Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegena
Least Concern≈ 150K–370K

The Red-necked Grebe is a diving waterbird of freshwater lakes, marshes, and sheltered coasts. It swims low on the water, dives for fish…

Silvery Grebe
Podiceps occipitalis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Silvery Grebe is a diving waterbird of freshwater lakes, marshes, and sheltered coasts. It swims low on the water, dives for fish and…

Titicaca Grebe
Rollandia microptera
Endangered≈ 1.6K-2.5K

The Titicaca Grebe is a diving waterbird of Lake Titicaca. It swims low on the water, dives for fish and aquatic invertebrates, and often…

Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The Western Grebe is a diving waterbird of western North American wetlands and coasts. It swims low on the water, dives for fish and…

White-tufted Grebe
Rollandia rolland
Least Concern≈ Unknown

The White-tufted Grebe is a diving waterbird of freshwater lakes, marshes, and sheltered coasts. It swims low on the water, dives for fish…