Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
A small, brown bird seen in freshwater wetlands on ponds with vegetation and feeds on small fishes, crustaceans and insects and migrates South when water surface freezes.
- 🇫🇷 Grèbe à bec bigarré
- 🇩🇪 Bindentaucher
- 🇲🇽 Zampullín de pico grueso
Characteristics
- Length: 30-38cm
- Weight: 226-396g
- Wingspan: 46-51cm
How to Identify
The bird is generally brown to dark grey and has a light grey short but strong beak with a black ring during the breeding season.
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Where and When to Spot
During spring, summer and autumn in ponds diving for food or hidden within the vegetation. I have seen this species in different parks with a larger pond.
Observations by Park and Season
| Location | Spring | Summer | Autumn | Winter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parc Angrignon | - | x | x | - |
| Parc des Rapides, Lachine | x | - | - | - |
"-" indicates no observation. It may not necessarily mean though that the species is absent from the park during that season.