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Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena   [Boddaert, 1783]
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Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae
BTO Codes: RX, RENGR EURING No: 100
Number in Britain: 200 birds (Winter)
Conservation Status:
UK: AMBER
European: Not a species of concern
Global: Least Concern
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Status in UK: (A)  Scarce Breeder, Winter Visitor
Subspecies: grisegena (RW), holboelli (V) recorded in Britain (of 2 subsp. in the world)
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Length: 45 cm Wingspan: 81 cm Weight: M/F: 820 g    
Scientific name from: L.: podex=anus + pes=foot and L.: griseus=grey + gena=cheek
World Distribution: BREEDS: local in c&e Eurasia, n North America, WINTERS: south to s Europe, s China and c US
Habitat: Reedy lakes & large ponds, Winter seacoast & large lakes
Diet: Mostly invertebrates, especially insects, some fish
TitBit: Like other grebes, the adult will carry its chicks on its back - until they are too big to fit on  
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Population and Distribution
Population Trend: No population trend available
Distribution: No distribution maps available
British Population Size:
    Winter: 200 individuals in 1981-99
    Summer: 1 pairs in 1998-02
    First Record: 1787
    First Breeding Record: Cambridge & Scotland 1988
    Conservation Status: AMBER because Recent Non-breeding Population Decline (1981-2007), Small Non-breeding Population,
   Previous Assessments: 2002-2007 AMBER     1996-2001 AMBER  
   Races of Concern: grisegena AMBER (Recent Decline)
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
    No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
    Summer: 20 to 31 thousand pairs
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of: Bern(II), Bonn(II*), AEWA
Survey Results:
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Breeding and Survival
Egg Size: 51 x 34 mm Egg Weight: 30.5 g (of which 10 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records: 0
Clutch Size: 4 - 5 eggs
Incubation: 20- 23 days by the: Male + Female
Fledging: Unavailable as: Precocial, downy
First Clutches Laid: Unavailable
Number of Broods: 1(2)

Number Ringed: 0
Adult Survival: 0.800       
Juvenile Survival: No data
Age at First Breeding: Typical Lifespan: No data
Maximum Recorded Age: Too few birds ringed
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Biometrics
Ring Size: Ge
Wing Length Adult: Insufficient Data.
Juvenile: Insufficient Data.
Male: Insufficient Data
Female: Insufficient Data
Weight Adult: Insufficient Data.
Juvenile: Insufficient Data.
Male: Insufficient Data
Female: Insufficient Data
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Other Names
Gaelic: Gobhachan-ruadh Welsh: Gwyach Yddfgoch
Danish: Gråstrubet lappedykker Dutch: Roodhalsfuut
Finnish: Härkälintu French: Grèbe jougris
German: Rothalstaucher Hungarian: Vörösnyakú vöcsök
Icelandic: Sefgoði Irish: Foitheach Píbrua
Italian: Svasso collorosso Norwegian: Gråstrupedykker
Polish: Perkoz rdzawoszyi Portuguese: Mergulhão-de-pescoço-ruivo
Spanish: Somormujo cuellirrojo Swedish: Gråhakedopping
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For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
   Ogilvie, M. 2003 Grebes of the world Bruce Coleman Books, Uxbridge [598.43 OGI]
   Vlug, J.J. 2002 BWP Update 4:139-180
   Fjeldsa, J. 2005 The Grebes Oxford University Press [598.43 FJE]
See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
Wikipedia entry
State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides.com
Selected scientific papers published 1980-2005
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Find more papers on Scirus

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These data should be cited as:
Robinson, R.A. (2005) BirdFacts: profiles of birds occurring in Britain & Ireland (v1.24, June 2009). BTO Research Report 407, BTO, Thetford (http://www.bto.org/birdfacts)

 

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