. | |
(Yellow-rumped Warbler Surfbirds header by Dave Hawkins) | |
We hope you found this free service useful. If you did, please tell a friend, using our "Email This Page to Pals" Link above |
Click here to go back to beginning of ID Guide >>
,©Graham Catley ,Black-necked Grebe Colloquial / Alternate names:Eared Grebe Status in Europe:Uncommon Where and When:uncommon in Europe - mostly encountred in winter time on lakes and reservoirs Habitat: Lakes Notes: Small grebe only a little larger than Little Grebe - Thin uptilted black bill steep forehead and tall crown Powder-puff rear and dumpy looking body - Winter and summer plumage shown - Adult summer Black head and neck in contrast with chestnut flanks - Golden fan of yellowish-white cheek feathers behind eye - Adult winter Less sharply contrast of black and white in head pattern than the Slavonian grebe - Smudge grey foreneck - Juvenile like winter but with a faint striped eye area More Photos:
Black-necked Grebe