Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis [CL Brehm, 1831] |
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Order:
Podicipediformes
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Family: Podicipedidae |
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BTO Codes:
BN, BLNGR
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EURING No: 120 | |
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Number in Britain:
52 pairs (Summer)
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Migrant/Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor
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Subspecies:
nigricollis recorded in Britain (of 3 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
31 cm
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Wingspan: 58 cm |
Weight:
M: 360 g F: 260 g
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Scientific name from:
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L.: podex=anus + pes=foot and L.: niger=black + collis=neck |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: local in n Europe, n&c Asia, e&s Africa, w North America, WINTERS: south to s Europe, India & n Central America |
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Habitat:
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Large reedy lakes, Winter also coastal |
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Diet:
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Mostly insects, occassionally other invertebrates or small fish |
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Population and Distribution |
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British Population Size:
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Summer:
52 pairs
in 2005-09
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Winter:
130 individuals
in 2004-09
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First Record:
1666
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First Breeding Record:
Anglesey 1904
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Latest Survey:
Holling, M. & RBBP (2011) British Birds 104:476-537
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Conservation Status:
AMBER
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Small Breeding Population,
Small Non-breeding Population,
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
AMBER
1996-2001
AMBER
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
23 to 36 thousand pairs
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Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
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Distribution in Europe
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Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(I)
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Breeding and Survival |
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Egg Size:
44 x 30 mm
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Egg Weight: 21.0 g (of which 8 % is shell) | ||
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Number of Nest Records:
1
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Clutch Size:
3 - 4 eggs
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3.47 ± 0.62 (1 - 6) N = 293
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Incubation:
20- 22 days
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by the: Male + Female |
Fledging:
Unavailable
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Precocial, downy
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First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
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Number of Broods:
1(2)
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Number Ringed:
1
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Adult Survival:
No data
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Juvenile Survival:
No data
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Age at First Breeding:
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Typical Lifespan:
No data
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Maximum Recorded Age:
Too few birds ringed
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Summary of Ringing Recoveries
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Biometrics |
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Ring Size:
Fe*
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Wing Length
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Weight
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Other Names |
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| Eared Grebe | |
| Gaelic: Gobhachan-dubh | Welsh: Gwyach Yddfddu |
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Danish:
Sorthalset lappedykker
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Dutch: Geoorde fuut |
| Finnish: Mustakaulauikku | French: Grèbe à cou noir |
| German: Schwarzhalstaucher | Hungarian: Feketenyakú vöcsök |
| Icelandic: Stargoði |
Irish:
Foitheach Píbdhubh
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| Italian: Svasso piccolo | Norwegian: Svarthalsdykker |
| Polish: Zausznik | Portuguese: Mergulhão-de-pescoço-preto |
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Spanish:
Zampullín cuellinegro
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Swedish: Svarthalsad dopping |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Ogilvie, M. 2003 Grebes of the world Bruce Coleman Books, Uxbridge [598.43 OGI] | |
| Koop, B. 2004 BWP Update 5:185-202 | |
| Fjeldsa, J. 2005 The Grebes Oxford University Press [598.43 FJE] | |
| See Also: | |
Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
or  Scirus by clicking the icon
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
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Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
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