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Common Name

Great Grebe

Alternate Names

Common Type

Grebe

Order

Podicipediformes

Family

Podicipedidae

Genus

Podiceps

Species

major

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Argentina,

Number of Sub-Species

Two Sub Species

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Open waterways, lakes, sluggish rivers, estuarine marshes and bays

Distribution and Range

Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Peru

Food

Fish, small crustaceans, insects and aquatic reptiles and amphibians

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Field Notes:

Largest Grebe in the world. Occasionally form colonies for breeding. Three to five eggs are laid with two broods possible and raised at the same time.

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