Podiceps (Typical Grebes) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC

Podiceps grisegena

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC

Podiceps major

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC

Podiceps cristatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC

Podiceps occipitalis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC

Podiceps nigricollis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

VU

Podiceps auritus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~20%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Grebes

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 9 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 6	~80%
	Red-necked Grebe			~70%
	Eared Grebe			~20%
	Horned Grebe			~10%
2	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 6	~60%
	Great Grebe			~60%
	Silvery Grebe			~10%
3	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 6	~60%
	Great Grebe			~60%
4	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 6	~60%
	Great Crested Grebe			~50%
	Eared Grebe			~20%
5	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	3 of 6	~60%
	Great Crested Grebe			~40%
	Eared Grebe			~20%
	Red-necked Grebe			~10%
6	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	3 of 6	~50%
	Great Crested Grebe			~40%
	Eared Grebe			~10%
	Horned Grebe			<5%
7	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	2 of 6	~50%
	Great Grebe			~30%
	Silvery Grebe			~20%
8	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 6	~50%
	Silvery Grebe			~50%
9	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 6	~40%
	Great Grebe			~40%
	Silvery Grebe			~10%
10	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	3 of 6	~40%
	Great Crested Grebe			~40%
	Eared Grebe			~10%
	Red-necked Grebe			<5%
11	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 6	~40%
	Red-necked Grebe			~20%
	Horned Grebe			~20%
12	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	4 of 6	~30%
	Great Crested Grebe			~30%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
	Red-necked Grebe			<5%
	Horned Grebe			<5%
13	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 6	~30%
	Great Crested Grebe			~30%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
14	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 6	~30%
	Red-necked Grebe			~30%
	Horned Grebe			<5%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
15	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 6	~30%
	Horned Grebe			~20%
	Red-necked Grebe			~10%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
16	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 6	~30%
	Eared Grebe			~30%
17	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 6	~30%
	Great Crested Grebe			~20%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
18	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 6	~20%
	Great Crested Grebe			~20%
	Horned Grebe			<5%
19	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 6	~20%
	Great Crested Grebe			~20%
	Eared Grebe			~10%
20	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 6	~20%
	Eared Grebe			~20%
	Horned Grebe			<5%
	Red-necked Grebe			<5%
21	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 6	~20%
	Eared Grebe			~10%
	Great Crested Grebe			~10%
22	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 6	~20%
	Great Grebe			~20%
23	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 6	~20%
	Eared Grebe			~20%
24	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~20%
	Horned Grebe			~10%
	Red-necked Grebe			~10%
25	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 6	~20%
	Great Crested Grebe			~10%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
26	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~20%
	Great Crested Grebe			~20%
27	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 6	~10%
	Horned Grebe			~10%
	Eared Grebe			~10%
	Red-necked Grebe			<5%
28	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 6	~10%
	Horned Grebe			~10%
	Red-necked Grebe			<5%
29	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	3 of 6	~10%
	Great Crested Grebe			~10%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
	Red-necked Grebe			<5%
30	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 6	~10%
	Red-necked Grebe			~10%
	Horned Grebe			<5%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
31	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~10%
	Red-necked Grebe			~10%
	Horned Grebe			<5%
32	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	2 of 6	~10%
	Great Crested Grebe			~10%
	Eared Grebe			~10%
33	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 6	~10%
	Horned Grebe			~10%
	Red-necked Grebe			~10%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
34	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 6	~10%
	Great Crested Grebe			~10%
35	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 6	~10%
	Horned Grebe			~10%
	Red-necked Grebe			<5%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
36	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 6	~10%
	Eared Grebe			~10%
	Horned Grebe			<5%
	Red-necked Grebe			<5%
37	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	~10%
	Great Crested Grebe			~10%
38	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 6	~10%
	Red-necked Grebe			~10%
	Horned Grebe			<5%
39	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 6	~10%
	Great Crested Grebe			~10%
40	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~10%
	Red-necked Grebe			<5%
	Horned Grebe			<5%
41	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Eared Grebe			~10%
42	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 6	~10%
	Great Crested Grebe			~10%
43	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Horned Grebe			<5%
44	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1 of 6	<5%
	Great Crested Grebe			<5%
45	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
46	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	<5%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
	Horned Grebe			<5%
47	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1 of 6	<5%
	Great Crested Grebe			<5%
48	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 6	<5%
	Great Crested Grebe			<5%
49	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 6	<5%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
50	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Horned Grebe			<5%
51	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 6	<5%
	Great Crested Grebe			<5%
52	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 6	<5%
	Red-necked Grebe			<5%
	Horned Grebe			<5%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
53	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 6	<5%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
54	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1 of 6	<5%
	Horned Grebe			<5%
55	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	<5%
	Great Crested Grebe			<5%
56	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
57	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 6	<5%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
58	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	<5%
	Red-necked Grebe			<5%
59	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	<5%
	Great Crested Grebe			<5%
60	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 6	<5%
	Great Crested Grebe			<5%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
61	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
62	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Horned Grebe			<5%
63	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Red-necked Grebe			<5%
64	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 6	<5%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
65	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 6	<5%
	Horned Grebe			<5%
	Great Crested Grebe			<5%
66	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 6	<5%
	Great Crested Grebe			<5%
67	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 6	<5%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
68	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 6	<5%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
69	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
70	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
71	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
72	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Horned Grebe			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 6	~60%
	Great Crested Grebe			~60%
2	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~60%
	Red-necked Grebe			~50%
	Horned Grebe			<5%
3	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2 of 6	~50%
	Great Crested Grebe			~50%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
4	Sincan	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 6	~50%
	Great Crested Grebe			~50%
5	Luoyang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 6	~50%
	Great Crested Grebe			~50%
6	Yerevan	🇦🇲 Armenia	2 of 6	~40%
	Great Crested Grebe			~40%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
7	Nanchang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 6	~40%
	Great Crested Grebe			~40%
8	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 6	~40%
	Great Crested Grebe			~40%
9	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 6	~40%
	Great Crested Grebe			~40%
10	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	3 of 6	~40%
	Great Crested Grebe			~30%
	Horned Grebe			<5%
	Red-necked Grebe			<5%
11	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 6	~40%
	Great Crested Grebe			~30%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
	Horned Grebe			<5%
12	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4 of 6	~40%
	Great Crested Grebe			~30%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
	Horned Grebe			<5%
	Red-necked Grebe			<5%
13	Busan	🇰🇷 South Korea	2 of 6	~30%
	Great Crested Grebe			~30%
	Eared Grebe			~10%
14	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	3 of 6	~30%
	Great Crested Grebe			~20%
	Red-necked Grebe			~10%
	Horned Grebe			<5%
15	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	3 of 6	~30%
	Great Crested Grebe			~30%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
	Red-necked Grebe			<5%
16	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	3 of 6	~30%
	Great Crested Grebe			~20%
	Eared Grebe			~10%
	Horned Grebe			<5%
17	Jinan	🇨🇳 China	1 of 6	~30%
	Great Crested Grebe			~30%
18	Taiyuan	🇨🇳 China	1 of 6	~30%
	Great Crested Grebe			~30%
19	Zhengzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 6	~30%
	Great Crested Grebe			~30%
20	Montevideo	🇺🇾 Uruguay	1 of 6	~30%
	Great Grebe			~30%
21	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	2 of 6	~30%
	Great Crested Grebe			~20%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
22	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 6	~20%
	Great Crested Grebe			~20%
23	Cochabamba	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 6	~20%
	Silvery Grebe			~20%
24	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 6	~20%
	Great Crested Grebe			~20%
	Eared Grebe			~10%
25	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 6	~20%
	Great Crested Grebe			~20%
26	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	4 of 6	~20%
	Great Crested Grebe			~10%
	Eared Grebe			~10%
	Red-necked Grebe			<5%
	Horned Grebe			<5%
27	Wuhan	🇨🇳 China	2 of 6	~20%
	Great Crested Grebe			~20%
	Horned Grebe			<5%
28	Ciudad Juárez	🇲🇽 México	1 of 6	~20%
	Eared Grebe			~20%
29	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	2 of 6	~20%
	Great Crested Grebe			~20%
	Horned Grebe			<5%
30	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	3 of 6	~20%
	Great Crested Grebe			~20%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
	Horned Grebe			<5%
31	Suzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 6	~20%
	Great Crested Grebe			~20%
32	Fukuoka	🇯🇵 Japan	2 of 6	~20%
	Great Crested Grebe			~20%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
33	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 6	~20%
	Great Crested Grebe			~20%
	Horned Grebe			~10%
34	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	4 of 6	~20%
	Great Crested Grebe			~20%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
	Horned Grebe			<5%
	Red-necked Grebe			<5%
35	Nagoya	🇯🇵 Japan	3 of 6	~20%
	Great Crested Grebe			~20%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
	Horned Grebe			<5%
36	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 6	~20%
	Great Crested Grebe			~20%
37	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 6	~20%
	Great Crested Grebe			~20%
38	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 6	~20%
	Horned Grebe			~10%
	Red-necked Grebe			~10%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
39	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 6	~20%
	Great Crested Grebe			~20%
40	Tianjin	🇨🇳 China	1 of 6	~20%
	Great Crested Grebe			~20%
41	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 6	~20%
	Red-necked Grebe			~10%
	Horned Grebe			~10%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
42	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 6	~20%
	Red-necked Grebe			~20%
	Horned Grebe			<5%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
43	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 6	~20%
	Great Grebe			~20%
	Silvery Grebe			<5%
44	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 6	~20%
	Eared Grebe			~10%
	Horned Grebe			~10%
	Red-necked Grebe			<5%
45	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 6	~20%
	Eared Grebe			~10%
	Horned Grebe			<5%
	Red-necked Grebe			<5%
46	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 6	~20%
	Red-necked Grebe			~10%
	Horned Grebe			<5%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
47	Lima	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 6	~20%
	Great Grebe			~20%
	Silvery Grebe			<5%
48	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 6	~20%
	Great Crested Grebe			~20%
49	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 6	~10%
	Great Crested Grebe			~10%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
	Horned Grebe			<5%
50	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 6	~10%
	Great Crested Grebe			~10%
	Red-necked Grebe			<5%
51	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	2 of 6	~10%
	Great Crested Grebe			~10%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
52	Seoul	🇰🇷 South Korea	2 of 6	~10%
	Great Crested Grebe			~10%
	Eared Grebe			<5%
53	Shenyang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 6	~10%
	Great Crested Grebe			~10%
54	Xining	🇨🇳 China	1 of 6	~10%
	Great Crested Grebe			~10%
55	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 6	~10%
	Eared Grebe			~10%
	Horned Grebe			<5%
	Red-necked Grebe			<5%
56	Sendai	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 6	~10%
	Eared Grebe			~10%
57	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 6	~10%
	Great Crested Grebe			~10%
	Red-necked Grebe			<5%
58	Changsha	🇨🇳 China	1 of 6	~10%
	Great Crested Grebe			~10%
59	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 6	~10%
	Great Crested Grebe			~10%
60	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 6	~10%
	Great Crested Grebe			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
2	Slimbridge Wetland Centre	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
3	Augsburg Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
4	Oasi Naturalistica di Sant'Alessio	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
5	L'Oceanogràfic	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
6	Universeum	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
7	Freilandanlage, Wasserstern 1904, Terrarien, Aquarien	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
8	Montreal Biodome	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
9	Ogród Zoologiczny w Katowicach	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity

Challenges

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Typical Grebes

Species in this group

Red-necked Grebe

Great Grebe

Great Crested Grebe

Silvery Grebe

Eared Grebe

Horned Grebe

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Typical Grebes

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Challenges