Great Crested Grebe bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsGreat-crested Greb, Great-crested Grebe, Puteketeke, Crested Grebe, Southern Crested Grebe, Tippet Grebe
Old latin name for birdColymbus cristatus
OrderGrebes / Podicipediformes
FamilyGrebes / Podicipedidae
GenusPodiceps
Breeding regionAfrica, Australasia, Eurasia, Oriental Region
Breeding subregiontemperate Eurasia, locally nw India, to ne Russia, ne China and nc Japan; ne, e, s Africa; Australia and South I. (New Zealand)

Great Crested Grebe bird sounds *

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    Call, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
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    Song, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
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    Song, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
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    Begging call, juvenile, © Greg McLachlan
    Australia
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    Female, male, song, © Tero Linjama
    Finland
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    Call, © Albert Lastukhin
    Russian Federation
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    Call, © Albert Lastukhin
    Russian Federation
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    Call, juvenile, © Tero Linjama
    Finland
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    Song, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
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    Song, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Great Crested Grebe

Great Crested Grebe subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Podiceps cristatus australissw, se, e Australia, Tasmania and South I. (New Zealand)Australia (except n, sc) and South I. (New Zealand)No
Podiceps cristatus cristatusEurasia from nw Europe, s Scandinavia to s Spain through s Russia and n, wc Mongolia, and n Afghanistan, locally in nw India, to ne Russia, n Honshu (nc Japan) and ne Chinato coasts of Baltic, Black, and Mediterranean seas, Persian Gulf, n Indian subcontinent to e China and s JapanNo
Podiceps cristatus infuscatusmontane lakes of Eritrea, Ethiopia and East Africa; also s Africa-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AbkhazianаБакәа
AfrikaansKuifkopdobbertjie (Kuifkopduikertjie), Kuifkopdobbertjie
AlbanianKredharaku i madh, Kredharak i madh
Arabicالغطاس المتوج الكبير غطاس, غطاس متوج, الغطاس المتوج الكبير
Armenian[Metz Suzak ], Մեծ Սուզակ
AzerbaijaniBöyük batağan, iri iyrəncə, iri maygülü, Böyük iyrəncə, böyük maygülü
Bashkirурҙан, оло сумҡа, тирҫаяҡ
BasqueCabusó emplomallat, Murgil handia, Murgil handi
BelarusianВялікая коўра, Вялiкая коўра (або чомга), Вяліка паганка, Коўра вялікая, Вялiкая коўра
Bengaliবড় খোঁপাডুবুরি, ফড় হিাুঁ঩া ডুফুচয , ফড় হিাুঁ঩াডুফুচয , হিাুঁ঩া ডুফুচয , হিাুঁ঩ামুক্ত ডুফুচয, হচািা , হিাুঁ঩াডুফুচয
BretonTignouz, Plomer-kuchenn, Ar plomer-kuchenn
BulgarianГолям гмурец
Catalancabussó emplomallat, Cabusó emplomallat, Cabrellot, Soterí gros
Chinese凤头, [guan piti], [lang-li bai], 浪里白, 水老呱, 水驴子, 凤头鸊鷉, 鳳頭鸊鷉, 㥽, 冠鷿鷈, 鳳頭(辟鳥)(虒鳥), 凤头䴙䴘, [feng-tou piti], 冠鸊鷉
Chinese (Traditional)冠鸊鷉, 浪裡白, 水驢子, 冠鸊鷈, 水老呱, 鳳頭鷿鷈
Chuvashчăмăш, пысăк пакăç кăвакал, Тĕпеклĕ чăмкăç
CornishGryb kernek
CroatianCubasti Gnjurac, ćubasti gnjurac
Czechpotápka roháè, Potápka rohác, potápka roháč
DanishToppet Lappedykker
DutchFuut
Esperantotufa grebo, Tufgrebo
Estoniantuttpütt
FaroeseKambsgjør
Finnishsilkkiuikku
FrenchGrèbe huppé
FrisianHjerringslynder
GalicianMergullón cristado, Cabusó emplomallat
Georgianდიდი კოკონა
GermanHaubentaucher, Haubensteißfuß
GreekΣκουφοβουτηχτάρι, Σκουφοβούττης, Σκoυφoβoυτηχτάρι
Hebrewטבלן מצויץ
Hungarianbúbos vöcsök
IcelandicToppgoði
IndonesianTitihan jambul
IrishFoitheach mór cíorach, Foitheach Mór, Lúnadán, Faoithean
ItalianSvasso meggiore, Svasso maggiore
Japaneseカンムリカイツブリ
Kazakhүлкен поганка, чомга, үлкен сұқсыр үйрек, Үлкен сұқсыр
Korean뿔논병아리
LatvianCekulainais dūkuris, Baltkakla dūkuris, cekuldūkuris
Lithuanianausuotasis kragas, Naras, Kuoduotasis naras
LuxembourgishHauwendaucher
MacedonianЦуцулест нуркач, цуцулест нуркач, Цуцулест (Голем) нуркач, Кокољка
MalteseBlongun Prim, Blonġun Prim
ManxEean Kereen, Greeb kereenagh
MaoriPateketeke, pūteketeke
Mongolianбуурал шунгуур, буурал ажир, Отгот шунгуур
Nepaliसिउरे डुबुल्कीचरा
Northern SamiSilkebuokčá, Silkebuokča
NorwegianToppdykker, Topplom, toppdykker
Norwegian NynorskToppdukkar
Persianکشیم بزرگ
Polishperkoz dwuczuby
Portuguesemergulhão-de-crista, mergulhão-de-poupa, Mergulhão-de-crist, mergulhão de crista, Mergulhão-de-crista
RomanianCorcodel mare
RomanshSfunsella da la cresta
RussianИли Чомга, Болшая поганка, Chomga, Podiceps cristatus, Большая поганка, Большая чомга, Поганка большая, Чомга, Большая поганка (чомга)
SerbianĆubasti gnjurac, cubasti gnjurac, Ћубасти гнјурац, veliki cubasti gnjurac, veliki ćubasti gnjurac, Ћубасти гњурац
Slovakpotápka chochlatá
Sloveniancopasti ponirek, čopasti ponirek
SpanishSomormujo lavanco
SwahiliKibisi Ushungi
Swedishskäggdopping
Tatarзур чомга
Thaiนกเป็ดผีใหญ่
TsongaNyakupetana
TurkishTepeli Yumurta Piçi, Bahri, Үлкен сұқсыр
Turkmenuly tersaýak
UkrainianВеликий норець, пірникоза велика
Uzbekкатта қўнғир
WelshGwyach fawr gopog, Gwyach gopog, Gwyach fawr