Bird
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus · Podicipedidae · Podicipediformes
Best monthsMar–Maymost records
Records3,669,764in 75 countries
Most seen inNetherlands776,950 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Great Crested Grebe in brief
The great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) is a bird of the Podicipedidae family — species of bird.
Across the 75 countries we cover it has 3,669,764 published records, most of them from the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in March, April and May.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Netherlands776,950 records · best Apr, Mar
Sweden609,316 records · best Apr, May
United Kingdom422,967 records · best Apr, May
France325,330 records · best Jan, Mar
Denmark315,826 records · best Apr, Mar
Belgium199,775 records · best Mar, Feb
Germany165,497 records · best Apr, May
Spain150,513 records · best Jan, Apr
Norway105,115 records · best Apr, May
Australia84,856 records · best Jan, Oct
Russia53,026 records · best May, Apr
Italy48,203 records · best Jan, Dec
Switzerland39,070 records · best Apr, Mar
Finland36,347 records · best May, Apr
Czechia30,612 records · best Apr, May
Poland30,104 records · best May, Apr
Austria23,873 records · best Apr, Mar
China23,727 records · best Mar, Nov
Türkiye22,996 records · best Jan, Apr
Portugal22,434 records · best Apr, May
Estonia21,782 records · best May, Apr
Japan17,013 records · best Dec, Jan
Bulgaria13,282 records · best Jan, May
South Korea12,862 records · best Mar, Feb
Ukraine11,483 records · best May, Apr
Greece10,651 records · best Jan, May
New Zealand10,029 records · best Nov, Dec
Ireland9,127 records · best Jan, Feb
Taiwan7,437 records · best Jan, Dec
Hungary6,566 records · best May, Apr
Croatia5,927 records · best Apr, Sep
Romania5,770 records · best May, Apr
Belarus4,951 records · best May, Apr
Slovenia3,988 records · best Apr, Jan
Georgia3,937 records · best Sep, May
Lithuania3,857 records · best May, Apr
Serbia3,700 records · best Apr, Jan
Slovakia3,525 records · best Apr, May
Israel2,972 records · best Dec, Jan
Luxembourg2,840 records · best May, Apr
Mongolia2,717 records · best Jun, May
Kazakhstan2,205 records · best May, Jun
Morocco2,131 records · best Apr, Mar
Iran2,043 records · best May, Apr
Latvia1,826 records · best May, Apr
Azerbaijan1,173 records · best Nov, Oct
Armenia1,075 records · best May, Sep
Moldova1,022 records · best May, Apr
Montenegro949 records · best May, Apr
Kyrgyzstan922 records · best Aug, Jul
Albania859 records · best May, Mar
Cyprus691 records · best Apr, Mar
Qatar518 records · best Mar, Oct
Algeria495 records · best Feb, May
North Macedonia464 records · best May, Jun
Tunisia396 records · best Feb, Apr
Kosovo390 records · best May, Jun
Bangladesh296 records · best Dec, Feb
Kuwait255 records · best Jan, Dec
Bosnia and Herzegovina224 records · best May, Oct
Egypt217 records · best Jan, Dec
Uzbekistan200 records · best May, Apr
Lebanon168 records · best Apr, Mar
Tajikistan84 records · best Mar, May
Iraq47 records · best Jan, Mar
Malta37 records · best Mar, Dec
North Korea29 records · best Mar, Apr
Syria29 records · best Mar, Apr
Palestine16 records · best Nov, Apr
Turkmenistan13 records · best Mar, Dec
Bahrain11 records · best Nov, Oct
Eritrea11 records · best Jul, Apr
Jordan9 records · best Dec, Nov
Libya4 records · best Oct, Jan
Monaco2 records · best Jul, Dec
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All birdsMore of the Podicipedidae family
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