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.
Specs
Length | 30-38cm |
Weight | 226-396g |
Wingspan | 46-51cm |
Common Names
German | Bindentaucher |
English | Pied-billed Grebe |
French | Grèbe à bec bigarré |
Spanish | Zampullín de pico grueso |
Taxonomy
Order | Podicipediformes |
Family | Podicipedidae |
Species | Podilymbus podiceps |
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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.
![Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) - Parc de la Frayère - 2019-07-07](https://simaecnet.imgix.net/photos/khm-20190707-1809-1562508571.jpg?w=235&h=235&fit=crop&auto=format,compress&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5)
![Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) - Parc Angrignon - 2017-09-30](https://simaecnet.imgix.net/photos/khm-20170930-1255-1506761744.jpg?w=235&h=235&fit=crop&auto=format,compress&crop=entropy)
![Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) - Parc Angrignon - 2017-04-14](https://simaecnet.imgix.net/photos/khm-20170414-1854-1492181672.jpg?w=235&h=235&fit=crop&auto=format,compress&crop=focalpoint&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.3)
Where and 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 | - | x | x | - |
Parc des Rapides | x | - | - | - |
Where and when a species has been observed, identified, and recorded.