Horned Grebe Identification - All About Birds
WEBThe dashing Horned Grebe is a sight in summer with its gray-black head and back, brick red neck, and blazing yellow-orange "horns" on its head. Look for these small grebes on migration as they travel to their breeding lakes in the far north.
Horned Grebe | Audubon Field Guide
WEBHorned Grebe. At a Glance. A small diver found mostly on northern marshes in summer, coastal bays in winter. Also widespread in Eurasia, where it is called Slavonian Grebe. Similar to Eared Grebe, but much less gregarious, it seldom nests in colonies and seldom gathers in large flocks at other seasons.
Horned grebe - Wikipedia
WEBThe horned grebe or Slavonian grebe (Podiceps auritus) is a relatively small and threatened species of waterbird in the family Podicipedidae. [1] There are two subspecies: P. a. auritus, which breeds in Eurasia, and P. a. …
Horned Grebe - All About Birds
WEBThe dashing Horned Grebe is a sight in summer with its gray-black head and back, brick red neck, and blazing yellow-orange "horns" on its head. Look for these small grebes on migration as they travel to their breeding lakes in the far north.
Horned Grebe - eBird
WEBSmall, compact grebe with thin pointed bill. Breeding adults have long golden tuft behind red eye. Also look for rich chestnut neck and body contrasting with darker back. In winter, grayish overall with a black cap and contrasting white cheek. Red eye visible at close range.
Horned Grebe Life History - All About Birds
WEBThe dashing Horned Grebe is a sight in summer with its gray-black head and back, brick red neck, and blazing yellow-orange "horns" on its head. Look for these small grebes on migration as they travel to their breeding lakes in the far north.
Podiceps auritus (horned grebe) - ADW
WEBHorned grebes resemble small, compact ducks with short, pointed bills. They are 31 to 38 cm long and weigh 300 to 570 g. Breeding adults have a reddish neck, breast, and flanks. The back and throat are dark, and the head is nearly black.
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) - BirdLife species factsheet
WEBThe species breeds on small, shallow fresh, brackish or slightly alkaline waters between 0.5 and 2 m deep and between 1 and 20 ha in area with rich floating, submergent and emergent vegetation (del Hoyo et al. 1992, Snow and Perrins 1998, Konter 2001, Fjeldså 2004).
Horned Grebe - birdweb.org
WEBThe Horned Grebe is a small grebe with a straight bill, thick neck, and squarish head. In breeding plumage, Horned Grebes have rufous necks and bellies, gray backs, and black heads with a solid yellow patch from each eye to the back of the head.
Horned Grebe Bird Facts (Podiceps auritus) | Birdfact
WEBThe Horned Grebe is a widespread but globally threatened waterbird that has a dramatic makeover between breeding and non-breeding plumage. Known as Slavonian Grebes in the United Kingdom, these diving hunters are most abundant in North America and relatively rare in the Old World.
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