Great Crested Grebe / Podiceps cristatus LC
- Synonyms Southern Crested Grebe, Great-crested Greb, Great-crested Grebe, Puteketeke, Crested Grebe, Tippet Grebe
- Old latin name for bird Colymbus cristatus
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Where to see Great Crested Grebe
- Breeding region Africa, Australasia, Eurasia, Oriental Region
- Breeding subregion temperate Eurasia, locally nw India, to ne Russia, ne China and nc Japan; ne, e, s Africa; Australia and South I. (New Zealand)
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bhutan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Bulgaria
- Burundi
- China
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Guernsey
- Holy See
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Mali
- Malta
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine, State of
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Western Sahara
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Åland Islands
Great Crested Grebe subspecies (3)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Podiceps cristatus australis | sw, se, e Australia, Tasmania and South I. (New Zealand) | Australia (except n, sc) and South I. (New Zealand) | No |
| Podiceps cristatus cristatus | Eurasia 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 China | to coasts of Baltic, Black, and Mediterranean seas, Persian Gulf, n Indian subcontinent to e China and s Japan | No |
| Podiceps cristatus infuscatus | montane lakes of Eritrea, Ethiopia and East Africa; also s Africa | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Abkhazian | аБакәа |
| Afrikaans | Kuifkopdobbertjie, Kuifkopdobbertjie (Kuifkopduikertjie) |
| Albanian | Kredharaku i madh, Kredharak i madh |
| Arabic | الغطاس المتوج الكبير, الغطاس المتوج الكبير غطاس, غطاس متوج |
| Armenian | Մեծ Սուզակ, [Metz Suzak ] |
| Azerbaijani | Böyük iyrəncə, böyük maygülü, Böyük batağan, iri iyrəncə, iri maygülü |
| Bashkir | урҙан, тирҫаяҡ, оло сумҡа |
| Basque | Murgil handi, Cabusó emplomallat, Murgil handia |
| Belarusian | Вяліка паганка, Коўра вялікая, Вялiкая коўра, Вялiкая коўра (або чомга), Вялікая коўра |
| Bengali | বড় খোঁপাডুবুরি, হিাুঁাডুফুচয , হচািা , হিাুঁামুক্ত ডুফুচয, হিাুঁা ডুফুচয , ফড় হিাুঁাডুফুচয , ফড় হিাুঁা ডুফুচয |
| Breton | Tignouz, Ar plomer-kuchenn, Plomer-kuchenn |
| Bulgarian | Голям гмурец |
| Catalan | Soterí gros, Cabrellot, cabussó emplomallat, Cabusó emplomallat |
| Chinese | 浪里白, 水老呱, 水驴子, 凤头鸊鷉, 鳳頭鸊鷉, 凤头, 㥽, 冠鷿鷈, 凤头䴙䴘, 鳳頭(辟鳥)(虒鳥), [feng-tou piti], 冠鸊鷉, [guan piti], [lang-li bai] |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 水驢子, 冠鸊鷈, 水老呱, 冠鸊鷉, 浪裡白, 鳳頭鷿鷈 |
| Chuvash | Тĕпеклĕ чăмкăç, пысăк пакăç кăвакал, чăмăш |
| Cornish | Gryb kernek |
| Croatian | ćubasti gnjurac, Cubasti Gnjurac |
| Czech | potápka roháč, potápka roháè, Potápka rohác |
| Danish | Toppet Lappedykker |
| Dutch | Fuut |
| Esperanto | Tufgrebo, tufa grebo |
| Estonian | tuttpütt |
| Faroese | Kambsgjør |
| Finnish | silkkiuikku |
| French | Grèbe huppé |
| Frisian | Hjerringslynder |
| Galician | Cabusó emplomallat, Mergullón cristado |
| Georgian | დიდი კოკონა |
| German | Haubensteißfuß, Haubentaucher |
| Greek | Σκουφοβουτηχτάρι, Σκουφοβούττης, Σκoυφoβoυτηχτάρι |
| Hebrew | טבלן מצויץ |
| Hungarian | búbos vöcsök |
| Icelandic | Toppgoði |
| Indonesian | Titihan jambul |
| Irish | Foitheach Mór, Foitheach mór cíorach, Lúnadán, Faoithean |
| Italian | Svasso maggiore, Svasso meggiore |
| Japanese | カンムリカイツブリ |
| Kazakh | үлкен сұқсыр үйрек, чомга, Үлкен сұқсыр, үлкен поганка |
| Korean | 뿔논병아리 |
| Latvian | Baltkakla dūkuris, cekuldūkuris, Cekulainais dūkuris |
| Lithuanian | Naras, ausuotasis kragas, Kuoduotasis naras |
| Luxembourgish | Hauwendaucher |
| Macedonian | цуцулест нуркач, Цуцулест нуркач, Цуцулест (Голем) нуркач, Кокољка |
| Maltese | Blonġun Prim, Blongun Prim |
| Manx | Greeb kereenagh, Eean Kereen |
| Maori | Pateketeke, pūteketeke |
| Mongolian | буурал шунгуур, Отгот шунгуур, буурал ажир |
| Nepali | सिउरे डुबुल्कीचरा |
| Northern Sami | Silkebuokča, Silkebuokčá |
| Norwegian | Topplom, toppdykker |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Toppdukkar |
| Persian | کشیم بزرگ |
| Polish | perkoz dwuczuby |
| Portuguese | mergulhão-de-crista, Mergulhão-de-crist, mergulhão de crista, Mergulhão-de-crista, Mergulhão-de-poupa |
| Romanian | Corcodel mare |
| Romansh | Sfunsella da la cresta |
| Russian | Podiceps cristatus, Поганка большая, Большая поганка (чомга), Большая чомга, Большая поганка, Или Чомга, Chomga, Болшая поганка, Чомга |
| Serbian | cubasti gnjurac, Ћубасти гњурац, Ћубасти гнјурац, veliki cubasti gnjurac, Ćubasti gnjurac, veliki ćubasti gnjurac |
| Slovak | potápka chochlatá |
| Slovenian | copasti ponirek, čopasti ponirek |
| Spanish | Somormujo lavanco |
| Swahili | Kibisi Ushungi |
| Swedish | skäggdopping |
| Tatar | зур чомга |
| Thai | นกเป็ดผีใหญ่ |
| Tsonga | Nyakupetana |
| Turkish | Үлкен сұқсыр, Tepeli Yumurta Piçi, Bahri |
| Turkmen | uly tersaýak |
| Ukrainian | пірникоза велика, Великий норець |
| Uzbek | катта қўнғир |
| Welsh | Gwyach gopog, Gwyach fawr, Gwyach fawr gopog |