Bird
Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegena · Podicipedidae · Podicipediformes
Best monthsApr–May · Octmost records
Records793,552in 42 countries
Most seen inCanada303,746 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Red-necked Grebe in brief
The red-necked grebe (Podiceps grisegena) is a bird of the Podicipedidae family — species of bird.
Across the 42 countries we cover it has 793,552 published records, most of them from Canada, Sweden and Denmark. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in April, May and October and fall to their lowest in February and December.
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
Canada303,746 records · best May, Oct
Sweden210,853 records · best May, Apr
Denmark151,702 records · best Apr, May
Netherlands31,296 records · best Jan, Feb
Norway24,892 records · best Mar, Jan
Germany12,873 records · best May, Apr
United Kingdom11,583 records · best Jan, Oct
Finland11,545 records · best May, Jun
Estonia8,662 records · best Apr, May
Belgium5,909 records · best Nov, Dec
Poland4,319 records · best May, Apr
Russia2,576 records · best May, Jun
Japan2,123 records · best Feb, Jan
Ukraine1,735 records · best May, Apr
Italy1,287 records · best Jan, Dec
Romania1,178 records · best May, Jun
Czechia948 records · best Dec, Nov
Switzerland897 records · best Dec, Jan
Austria675 records · best Nov, Dec
Bulgaria667 records · best Sep, Jan
Georgia639 records · best May, Sep
Hungary624 records · best May, Apr
Kazakhstan529 records · best May, Jun
South Korea513 records · best Jan, Feb
Latvia314 records · best May, Apr
Slovakia234 records · best May, Apr
Lithuania221 records · best Apr, May
Belarus210 records · best Nov, Oct
Slovenia183 records · best Jan, Dec
Ireland182 records · best Mar, Feb
Croatia147 records · best Jan, Nov
Azerbaijan71 records · best Nov, Oct
Iceland55 records · best Feb, Mar
Serbia51 records · best Dec, Apr
Luxembourg36 records · best Mar, Jan
Moldova18 records · best Apr, May
Kyrgyzstan14 records · best Sep, Oct
Montenegro12 records · best Mar, Oct
Albania10 records · best May, Jan
North Korea10 records · best Mar, Jun
Armenia7 records · best May, Sep
Bosnia and Herzegovina6 records · best May, Aug
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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