Great Grebe
Podiceps major
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 4,031
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The great grebe (Podiceps major) is the largest species of grebe in the world. A disjunct population exists in northwestern Peru, while the main distribution is from extreme southeastern Brazil to Patagonia and central Chile. The population from southern Chile is considered a separate subspecies, P. m. navasi.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Great grebe”.