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The great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) is a member of the grebe family of water birds noted for its elaborate mating display. Its scientific name comes from Latin: the genus name Podiceps is from podicis, "vent" and pes, "foot", and is a reference to the placement of a grebe's legs towards the rear of its body; the species name, cristatus, means "crested".
Scientific Name : Podiceps cristatus
Family : Podicipedidae
Order : Podicipediformes
Class : Aves
Type : Grebes
Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)
Size : 46 – 51
Compare Size : Kite -
Wingspan : 59 – 73
Weight : 900 - 1500
Migratory : Migrant
Sex Alike : Yes
Habitat:
freshwater lakes and reservoirs
Feeding:
fish, but also small crustaceans, insects small frogs and newts
| Male & Female | |
|---|---|
| Head | white with a thick dark-grey line fom base of the bill to eye; In breeding plumage black on the back side; In non-breeding plumage grey on the back side |
| Throat | white |
| Auriculars or Ear Patches or ear coverts | In breeding plumage has tufts inner ones are brown in colour and outer ones black; In Non-Bredding pluage greyish-brown |
| Crest | In breeding plumage black; In non-breeding pluage dark-grey |
| Nape | In breeding plumage dark-grey plumage extending to sides of neck; In non-breeding plumage grey |
| Bill | In breeding plumage grey but has slight pink shade in it; In non-breeding plumage pink |