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Great crested grebe

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The great crested grebe is a species of water bird in the grebe family, found across Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania. It is known for its striking black, orange-brown and white plumage and for an elaborate courtship display involving synchronized dances between paired birds. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Podiceps cristatus 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Podicipediformes, Taxa
Source Great crested grebe (Wikidata)

In Biome

Lake, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Podiceps cristatus
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Australasia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Australia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Luxembourg, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Mozambique, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: New Zealand, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Poland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: South Africa, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: South Asia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Spain, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Ukraine, found in there.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Great crested grebe (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q25422 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, habitat (P2974): Freshwater
    Wikidata habitat statement (P2974) resolves to a freshwater habitat type.
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Podicipediformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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3. Great crested grebe (Wikipedia)
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
Quote, Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = LC
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Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Podiceps cristatus
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyIn Biome: Lake, Habitat Regions, biome: lakes and ponds
Quote, In Biome: Lake, Habitat Regions, biome: lakes and ponds
lakes and ponds
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