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Black-necked Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis

Classification

Class
Aves

The black-necked grebe or eared grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) is a member of the grebe family of water birds. It was described in 1831 by Christian Ludwig Brehm. Its breeding plumage features distinctive ochre-coloured feathers which extend behind its eye and over its ear coverts.

Distribution

(c) Francesc Llimona, Josep del Hoyo, David Christie, Francesc Jutglar, and Guy M. Kirwan, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC-BY-SA
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