Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps [Linnaeus, 1758] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Podicipediformes
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Family: Podicipedidae |
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BTO Codes:
PJ, PIBGR
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EURING No: 60 | |
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Number in Britain:
1 record/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
podiceps recorded in Britain (of 3 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
34 cm
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Wingspan: 60 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 470 g
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Scientific name from:
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from genera Podiceps + Colymbus and L.: podex=anus + pes=foot |
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World Distribution:
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Americas from s Canada south, except Amazonia, Hawaii, West Indies |
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Habitat:
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Marshes, ponds & lakes |
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Diet:
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Fish, crustaceans, aquatic insects |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Somerset, 1963
(Prytherch, R.J. 1965. British Birds 58:305-309)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
37
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Most Likely to Occur in:
October to January
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Argyll
(1998),
Dumfries & Galloway
(1987),
Upper Forth
(1998),
Highland
(2002),
Northeast
(1977),
Outer Hebrides
(1999),
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North-east England:
Northumberland
(1994),
North Yorkshire
(2000),
West Yorkshire
(1997),
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North-west England:
Lancashire
(1997),
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English Midlands:
Northamptonshire
(1997),
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Eastern England:
Norfolk
(1999),
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South-east England:
Kent
(1999),
Greater London
(1997),
Oxfordshire
(1999),
Surrey
(1999),
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South-west England:
Cornwall
(2001),
Devon
(2001),
Dorset
(1980),
Wiltshire
(1997),
Isles of Scilly
(2000),
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Wales:
Breconshire
(1999),
Caernarfonshire
(1984),
Glamorgan
(1999),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: Gwyach Ylfinfraith |
| Danish: Tyknæbbet lappedykker | Dutch: Dikbekfuut |
| Finnish: Paksunokkauikku | French: Grèbe à bec bigarré |
| German: Bindentaucher | Hungarian: Tarkacsoru vöcsök |
| Icelandic: Stúfgoði | Irish: Foitheach Gob-Alabhreac |
| Italian: Podilimbo | Norwegian: Ringnebbdykker |
| Polish: Perkoz grubodzioby | Portuguese: Mergulhão-de-bico-grosso |
| Spanish: Zampullín picogrueso | Swedish: Svartvitnäbbad 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] | |
| 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 | |
| BirdLife species page | |
| Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides | |
| All About Birds (from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology) | |
| Details from the Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter | |
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