Red-necked grebe: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the red-necked grebe lives – recorded in 31 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Podiceps grisegena
Group	Seabirds, divers & grebes
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	31 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America
Mass	30.5 g (birth weight); 874 g (male organism, adult weight); 785 g (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Podicipediformes
Family	Podicipedidae

Where does the red-necked grebe live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the red-necked grebe in 31 countries and territories across Asia, Europe and North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a red-necked grebe?

Wikidata records the following for the red-necked grebe: mass 30.5 g (birth weight); 874 g (male organism, adult weight); 785 g (female organism, adult weight).

Is the red-necked grebe endangered?

The red-necked grebe’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the red-necked grebe?

The red-necked grebe (Podiceps grisegena) is a bird in the order Podicipediformes and the family Podicipedidae, genus Podiceps. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the red-necked grebe

The red-necked grebe (Podiceps grisegena) is an aquatic bird found in the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. A migratory bird, its wintering habitat is largely restricted to calm waters just beyond the waves around ocean coasts, although some birds may winter on large lakes. Grebes prefer shallow bodies of fresh water such as lakes, marshes or fish-ponds as breeding sites.

The red-necked grebe is a fairly drab dusky-grey bird in winter. During the breeding season, it acquires the distinctive red neck plumage, black cap and contrasting pale grey face from which its name was derived. It also has an elaborate courtship display and a variety of loud mating calls. Once paired, it builds a nest from water plants on top of floating vegetation in a shallow lake or bog.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Red-necked grebe (revision 1380702142), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q179919 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).