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Podiceps cristatus   (Linnaeus, 1758)

Great crested grebe
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Aves | Podicipediformes | Podicipedidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Others; freshwater; depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 124983).  Subtropical; 67°N - 45°S, 12°W - 139°E (Ref. 124582)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean, Indian Ocean and Western Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Diving depth estimated from relative depth distribution graph (Ref. 124983). Non-breeding species move to sheltered coastal inshore waters less than 10 m in depth such as brackish estuaries, deltas, tidal channels and tidal lagoons (Ref. 107889).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Dierschke, V., S. Garthe, B. Mendel. 2006. (Ref. 96350)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 11 August 2019

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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