Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
A small, brown bird seen in freshwater wetlands on ponds with vegetation and feeds on small fishes, crustaceans and insects and migrates South when water surface freezes.
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Taxonomy
Aves > Podicipediformes > Podicipedidae
Names in different Languages
| German | Bindentaucher |
| English | Pied-billed Grebe |
| French | Grèbe à bec bigarré |
| Spanish | Zampullín de pico grueso |
How to Identify
The bird is generally brown to dark grey and has a light grey short but strong beak with a black ring during the breeding season.
Where When to Spot
During spring, summer and autumn in ponds diving for food or hidden within the vegetation. I have seen this species in different parks with a larger pond.
| Spring | Summer | Fall | Winter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parc Angrignon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Parc de la Frayère | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Parc des Rapides | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Number of times a species has been observed, identified, and recorded. A species is reported only once per visit to a park.
Photos of Pied-billed Grebe
Videos of Pied-billed Grebe
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Pied billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) - Feeding Hatchlings
Recorded: 2019-07-07 - Published: 2019-07-08 - Duration: [00:35]
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