Eared Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis
Duck Like
Length: 13 in. (32 cm )
This small grebe winters in small to large flocks on inland lakes and coastal bays. In the summer both sexes are rusty and black with bright yellow ear tufts. In the winter they become more sedately black and white. This grebe constructs its floating nest of aquatic vegetation in shallow marshes. It feeds by diving underwater and catching insects, fish, crustaceans, and frogs.
The four-digit banding code is EAGR.
Male |
Male |
Marsh / swamp
Open water
Bibliographic details:
- Article: Eared Grebe
- Author(s): Dr. Biology
- Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
- Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
- Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
- Date accessed:
- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/eared-grebe
APA Style
Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:38). Eared Grebe. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/eared-grebe
Chicago Manual of Style
Dr. Biology. "Eared Grebe". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/eared-grebe
MLA 2017 Style
Dr. Biology. "Eared Grebe". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/eared-grebe
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