Bird

Eared Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis · Podicipedidae · Podicipediformes

Best monthsJan · Apr–Maymost records

Records1,436,318in 76 countries

Most seen inUnited States846,867 records

Red ListLeast concernIUCN status

About

Eared Grebe in brief

The eared grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) is a bird of the Podicipedidae family — species of bird.

Across the 76 countries we cover it has 1,436,318 published records, most of them from the United States, the Netherlands and Spain. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, April and May.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted

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Where & when

When to look in each country

United States846,867 records · best Apr, Nov

Netherlands111,215 records · best Apr, May

Spain83,037 records · best Jan, Dec

Canada74,544 records · best May, Jun

France58,233 records · best Jan, Dec

Belgium34,137 records · best Apr, May

Denmark33,866 records · best May, Apr

Sweden27,197 records · best Apr, May

Mexico26,127 records · best Jan, Feb

United Kingdom20,185 records · best Jan, Mar

Italy17,259 records · best Jan, Dec

Germany14,201 records · best May, Apr

Türkiye9,079 records · best Jan, Feb

Russia8,291 records · best May, Apr

Bulgaria7,100 records · best Jan, Feb

Japan5,091 records · best Dec, Jan

Portugal4,999 records · best Dec, Jan

Switzerland4,779 records · best Dec, Jan

Poland4,776 records · best May, Apr

Romania4,713 records · best Jan, Nov

Ukraine4,523 records · best May, Jan

Israel4,470 records · best Jan, Dec

Greece4,203 records · best Jan, Feb

United Arab Emirates2,596 records · best Jan, Dec

Czechia2,448 records · best Apr, May

Namibia2,229 records · best Aug, Nov

South Korea1,986 records · best Jan, Dec

Georgia1,712 records · best Sep, Oct

Austria1,616 records · best Nov, Dec

Hungary1,516 records · best May, Apr

Iran1,471 records · best Dec, Mar

Croatia1,346 records · best Dec, Jan

Mongolia1,319 records · best May, Jun

Kazakhstan1,244 records · best May, Jun

Slovenia1,081 records · best Jan, Dec

Serbia692 records · best Dec, Jan

Morocco609 records · best Apr, Dec

Kuwait413 records · best Dec, Jan

Azerbaijan409 records · best Nov, Mar

Cyprus362 records · best Apr, Dec

Belarus338 records · best May, Apr

Kyrgyzstan338 records · best Aug, Jul

Algeria323 records · best Sep, Dec

Armenia273 records · best Oct, Sep

Slovakia251 records · best Apr, May

Egypt248 records · best Dec, Feb

Tunisia247 records · best Jan, Dec

Qatar226 records · best Dec, Nov

Oman215 records · best Nov, Jan

Ireland207 records · best Jan, Feb

Albania197 records · best Feb, Mar

Malta195 records · best Jan, Dec

North Macedonia187 records · best Sep, Dec

Saudi Arabia159 records · best Dec, Nov

Estonia153 records · best May, Jun

Montenegro147 records · best Apr, Sep

Palestine113 records · best Nov, Dec

Moldova106 records · best May, Mar

Lithuania99 records · best Apr, May

Bosnia and Herzegovina66 records · best Oct, Dec

Kosovo48 records · best Aug, Jan

Latvia32 records · best May, Jun

Uzbekistan25 records · best May, Apr

Iceland23 records · best Nov, Jun

Luxembourg23 records · best Jan, Feb

Iraq22 records · best Jan, Dec

Jordan22 records · best Aug, Jan

Bahrain21 records · best Nov, Apr

Tajikistan15 records · best Jan, Feb

Syria14 records · best Apr, Mar

Mauritania12 records · best Nov, Jan

Lebanon9 records · best Jan, Feb

Turkmenistan9 records · best Dec, Aug

North Korea7 records · best Mar, Jan

Libya5 records · best Nov, Jan

Seychelles2 records · best Dec, Jan

Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

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