Common Names
- Pied-billed Grebe (en)
- Zampullín de pico grueso (es)
- Grèbe à bec bigarré (fr)
- Bindentaucher (de)
Taxonomy
- Podicipediformes
- Podicipedidae
- Podilymbus podiceps
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.
Videos Behavioral Traits
- Feeding Hatchlings Pied billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Published Jul 8, 2019 - Duration [00:35] - Views 26 - Likes 1
Where & 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.
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.
Photos
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Park de la Frayère, Boucherville - 2019-07-07
NIKON D500; 300mm f/4.0; Focal Length 420mm; Exposure 1/2500; Aperture f5.6; Iso 320;
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Park Angrignon, Montreal - 2017-09-30
NIKON D500; 150-600mm f/5.0-6.3; Focal Length 600mm; Exposure 1/1250; Aperture f6.3; Iso 900;
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Park Angrignon, Montreal - 2017-04-14
NIKON D500; TAMRON SP AF 150-600mm F5-6.3 VC USD A011N; Focal Length 600mm; Exposure 1/320; Aperture f6.3; Iso 160;
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