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Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Western GrebeAechmophorus occidentalis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
BuffleheadBucephala albeola
Common MerganserMergus merganser
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,053,867 |
|---|---|
| New York | 148,204 |
| California | 132,264 |
| Michigan | 110,313 |
| Virginia | 75,046 |
| Massachusetts | 70,405 |
| Pennsylvania | 45,829 |
| New Jersey | 44,421 |
| Wisconsin | 35,829 |
| Colorado | 33,036 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Platform nestingListed by a harvested source as building platform nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Grebes · Podicipediformes |
| Family | Grebes · Podicipedidae |
| Genus | Typical Grebes · Podiceps |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Centre Wellington, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Birds of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of United States
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Horned Grebe with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.