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Eared Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis

The Eared Grebe is a small, beautiful bird known for its striking black neck and fluffy feathers. It loves to swim and dive in lakes and ponds, making it a fun sight for bird watchers!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Eared Grebe is a small, compact water bird with a slender neck. In breeding season, it has a black head and neck with distinctive golden-orange fan-shaped ear tufts and a bright red eye, contrasting with rusty flanks.

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Eared Grebe
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Eared Grebe

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Baby grebes ride on their parents' backs, even when diving!

Sometimes, hundreds of thousands gather to migrate across continents!

Their legs are so far back, they can barely walk on land!

They clean their feathers using special oil from a gland near their tail!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Underwater Hunter

Eared Grebe can dive deep underwater because of its powerful legs, helping them swiftly catch prey.

Fähigkeit

Feather Feeder

Eared Grebe eats its own feathers that helps protect its stomach lining from sharp fish bones.

Fähigkeit

Floating Nest Builder

Eared Grebe has special anchoring skills that helps them build floating nests tied to aquatic plants.

Fähigkeit

Mass Migrator

Eared Grebe can gather in huge groups for migration, helping them cross vast distances together.

Maße und Details

Länge
28-34 cm
Flügelspannweite
46-55 cm
Gewicht
0.25-0.4 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-12 Jahre
Top Speed
70 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-8
Brutzeit
20-22 Tage
Zugstrecke
5000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These birds are expert divers, hunting small fish, aquatic insects, and tiny crustaceans underwater!

Altersunterschiede: Young are fed mostly insects by parents, gradually adding small fish and crustaceans to their diet.

Hauptnahrung

  • Aquatic insects
  • Small fish
  • Brine shrimp
  • Larvae
  • Crustaceans

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Brine Shrimp

Artemia salina

A primary food source in saline lakes.

hunts

Yellow Perch

Perca flavescens

A prey item for adult grebes.

eaten by

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Predator of adult grebes.

eaten by

California Gull

Larus californicus

Preys on grebe eggs and chicks.

shelters

Broadleaf Cattail

Typha latifolia

Used for anchoring floating nests.

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Always watch birds from a distance so they feel safe and happy.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Eared Grebe?

28-34 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Eared Grebe?

46-55 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Eared Grebe?

0.25-0.4 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Eared Grebe?

5-12 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Eared Grebe?

70 km/h

Was frisst Eared Grebe?

These birds are expert divers, hunting small fish, aquatic insects, and tiny crustaceans underwater!

Wo findet man Eared Grebe normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Eared Grebe?

Pursuit

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