Podiceps-cristatus
Podiceps cristatus watercoursesdiurnalleast concern
Great Crested Grebe

 

ORDER: Podicipediforme
FAMILY: Podicipedidae
SIZE: +++

BREEDING SEASON:
J F M A M J J A S O N D

OCCURRENCE: breeding resident.
CHARACTERISTICS: dark dorsum; long light neck; long black beak; black plumes on cheeks and black crest on top of the head.
FOOD: fish, crustaceans, insects and small amphibians.
ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR: wading bird; during the breeding season usually swims in pairs.

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