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Black-necked Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis · Podicipedidae
🐦 Bird165 regionsUncommon in AlbertaLocation protected
Where it's found
Every region with Black-necked Grebe in its dex, with the tier and number it has there.
| Region | Tier | No. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | Uncommon | #281 | |
| Algeria | Uncommon | #297 | |
| Armenia | Uncommon | #310 | |
| Austria | Uncommon | #460 | |
| Azerbaijan | Uncommon | #330 | |
| Bahrain | Rare | #209 | |
| Bangladesh | Rare | #493 | |
| Belarus | Uncommon | #297 | |
| Belgium | Common | #586 | |
| Bhutan | Rare | #576 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Rare | #255 | |
| Botswana | Rare | #580 | |
| Bulgaria | Common | #417 | |
| Canada | Uncommon | #650 | |
| China | Common | #1119 | |
| Chinese Taipei | Uncommon | #675 | |
| Croatia | Uncommon | #373 | |
| Cyprus | Uncommon | #321 | |
| Czechia | Uncommon | #402 | |
| Denmark | Uncommon | #467 | |
| Egypt | Uncommon | #308 | |
| Estonia | Legendary | #355 | |
| Ethiopia | Rare | #692 | |
| Finland | Rare | #431 | |
| France | Uncommon | #671 | |
| Georgia | Uncommon | #375 | |
| Germany | Uncommon | #677 | |
| Greece | Uncommon | #428 | |
| Guatemala | Rare | #611 | Introduced |
| Hong Kong | Rare | #497 | |
| Hungary | Uncommon | #385 | |
| India | Rare | #1217 | |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Uncommon | #422 | |
| Iraq | Rare | #255 | |
| Ireland | Rare | #411 | |
| Israel | Uncommon | #442 | |
| Italy | Common | #526 | |
| Japan | Common | #564 | |
| Jersey | Rare | #190 | |
| Jordan | Rare | #281 | |
| Kazakhstan | Common | #420 | |
| Kenya | Rare | #1196 | |
| Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of) | Rare | #207 | |
| Korea, Republic of | Uncommon | #454 | |
| Kosovo | Rare | #186 | |
| Kuwait | Uncommon | #329 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | Uncommon | #312 | |
| Latvia | Rare | #278 | |
| Lebanon | Rare | #245 | |
| Libya | Uncommon | #154 | |
| Lithuania | Rare | #310 | |
| Malta | Uncommon | #227 | |
| Mexico | Common | #1217 | |
| Moldova, Republic of | Rare | #231 | |
| Mongolia | Common | #467 | |
| Montenegro | Uncommon | #332 | |
| Morocco | Rare | #323 | |
| Myanmar | Legendary | #742 | |
| Namibia | Uncommon | #672 | |
| Nepal | Rare | #696 | |
| Netherlands | Uncommon | #510 | |
| North Macedonia | Uncommon | #263 | |
| Oman | Rare | #389 | |
| Pakistan | Rare | #492 | |
| Palestine, State of | Rare | #255 | |
| Poland | Uncommon | #445 | |
| Portugal | Uncommon | #571 | |
| Qatar | Uncommon | #257 | |
| Romania | Common | #408 | |
| Russian Federation | Common | #751 | |
| Saudi Arabia | Rare | #356 | |
| Senegal | Legendary | #552 | |
| Serbia | Uncommon | #332 | |
| Slovakia | Rare | #363 | |
| Slovenia | Uncommon | #314 | |
| South Africa | Uncommon | #952 | |
| Spain | Common | #692 | |
| Sweden | Uncommon | #547 | |
| Switzerland | Uncommon | #465 | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | Rare | #229 | |
| Tajikistan | Rare | #268 | |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | Rare | #1021 | |
| Tunisia | Uncommon | #238 | |
| Turkmenistan | Rare | #223 | |
| Türkiye | Common | #466 | |
| Ukraine | Uncommon | #436 | |
| United Arab Emirates | Uncommon | #456 | |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Uncommon | #655 | |
| United States of America | Common | #1191 | |
| Uzbekistan | Legendary | #315 | |
| Western Sahara | Rare | #178 | |
| Zimbabwe | Rare | #605 | |
| Alabama | Rare | #371 | |
| Alberta (Eared grebe) | Uncommon | #058 | |
| Arizona | Uncommon | #511 | |
| Arkansas | Rare | #338 | |
| British Columbia | Uncommon | #468 | |
| California | Common | #667 | |
| Colorado | Common | #476 | |
| Connecticut | Rare | #355 | |
| Delaware | Legendary | #322 | |
| District of Columbia | Rare | #247 | |
| Florida | Rare | #479 | |
| Georgia | Rare | #371 | |
| Idaho | Uncommon | #361 | |
| Illinois | Rare | #365 | |
| Indiana | Rare | #331 | |
| Iowa | Rare | #334 | |
| Kansas | Uncommon | #374 | |
| Kentucky | Rare | #321 | |
| Louisiana | Rare | #374 | |
| Manitoba | Uncommon | #339 | |
| Maryland | Rare | #368 | |
| Massachusetts | Rare | #407 | |
| Michigan | Rare | #384 | |
| Minnesota | Uncommon | #382 | |
| Mississippi | Rare | #336 | |
| Missouri | Rare | #337 | |
| Montana | Common | #386 | |
| Nebraska | Uncommon | #382 | |
| Nevada | Common | #407 | |
| New Jersey | Rare | #388 | |
| New Mexico | Uncommon | #491 | |
| New York | Rare | #449 | |
| North Carolina | Rare | #387 | |
| North Dakota | Common | #320 | |
| Northwest Territories | Rare | #232 | |
| Ohio | Rare | #381 | |
| Oklahoma | Uncommon | #387 | |
| Ontario | Rare | #430 | |
| Oregon | Uncommon | #475 | |
| Pennsylvania | Rare | #374 | |
| Québec | Rare | #399 | |
| Rhode Island | Rare | #320 | |
| Saskatchewan | Common | #322 | |
| South Carolina | Rare | #354 | |
| South Dakota | Uncommon | #360 | |
| Tennessee | Rare | #354 | |
| Texas | Uncommon | #608 | |
| Utah | Common | #416 | |
| Virginia | Rare | #403 | |
| Washington | Uncommon | #444 | |
| Wisconsin | Rare | #384 | |
| Wyoming | Common | #360 | |
| Yukon | Rare | #263 | |
| Afghanistan | Rare | #230 | Vagrant |
| Guernsey | Rare | #202 | Vagrant |
| Iceland | Rare | #302 | Vagrant |
| Isle of Man | Rare | #232 | Vagrant |
| Lesotho | Rare | #266 | Vagrant |
| Luxembourg | Rare | #307 | Vagrant |
| Malawi | Rare | #626 | Vagrant |
| Mauritania | Rare | #324 | Vagrant |
| Norway | Rare | #512 | Vagrant |
| Philippines | Rare | #586 | Vagrant |
| Thailand | Rare | #962 | Vagrant |
| Zambia | Rare | #694 | Vagrant |
| Alaska | Rare | #453 | Vagrant |
| Hawaii | Rare | #227 | Vagrant |
| Maine | Rare | #367 | Vagrant |
| New Hampshire | Rare | #350 | Vagrant |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Rare | #313 | Vagrant |
| Nova Scotia | Rare | #380 | Vagrant |
| Vermont | Rare | #318 | Vagrant |
| West Virginia | Rare | #290 | Vagrant |
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Field notes
What to look for
A small grebe with a black head and neck, golden fan-shaped ear tufts, red eyes and a slightly upturned bill.
Where
Shallow prairie sloughs and alkaline lakes, often in big colonies.
When
May to September.
Tips
Horned grebes have a rusty neck and a flat crown; eared grebes have a black neck and a peaked crown.
Related species
Birds near it in Alberta's dex.
🐦Western Grebe
#057 · Uncommon🐦Horned Grebe
#059 · Uncommon🐦Red-necked Grebe
#056 · Uncommon🐦Pied-billed Grebe
#060 · Uncommon🐦Common Loon
#055 · Uncommon🐦American White Pelican
#061 · Uncommon
#057 · Uncommon🐦Horned Grebe
#059 · Uncommon🐦Red-necked Grebe
#056 · Uncommon🐦Pied-billed Grebe
#060 · Uncommon🐦Common Loon
#055 · Uncommon🐦American White Pelican
#061 · Uncommon
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