CUBAN PODICIPEDIFORMES - Grebes
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CUBAN PODICIPEDIFORMES - Grebes
World Status Key |
Species |
Sounds |
Occurrence |
Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps | Year-round | |
Audio Credit: xeno-canto.org Jon King | ||
Least Grebe - Tachybaptus dominicus | Year-round | |
Audio Credit: xeno-canto.org Renan Campos de Oliveira |
Additional Information
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Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps
The pied-billed grebe breeds on the Alaskan coasts, and throughout Canada and the United States. They also breed in some areas of the Caribbean and in South America.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps
The pied-billed grebe has a black ring around its bill in the summer.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps
Pied-billed Grebes are less social than most species of grebes and are rarely found in flocks.
Source: Seattle Audubon BirdWeb Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps
The pied-billed grebe is an excellent swimmer and diver. It often dives to evade predators.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Least Grebe - Tachybaptus dominicus
The least grebe is found from Texas to Argentina. It is also found in the Caribbean.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Least Grebe - Tachybaptus dominicus
The least grebe is the smallest grebe species in the Americas.
Source: Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis
The little grebe is found across southern Europe and Asia as well as in central and southern Africa.
Source: Internet Bird Collection Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis
The little grebe is is also known as the dabchick. It is the smallest species of grebe.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School