Great Grebe bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsGraet grebe
Old latin name for birdAechmophorus major, Podicephorus major, Colymbus major
OrderGrebes / Podicipediformes
FamilyGrebes / Podicipedidae
GenusPodiceps
Breeding regionSouth America
Breeding subregioncoastal w Peru; Paraguay and se Brazil to s Chile and Argentina

Great Grebe bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Bernabe Lopez-Lanus
    Argentina
  • 2.
    Chick calls, © Daniel González Amat
    Chile
  • 3.
    Call, © Renzo P. Piana
    Peru
  • 4.
    Alarm call, © Daniel González Amat
    Chile
  • 5.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Chile
  • 6.
    Song, © Felix Vidoz
    Argentina
  • 7.
    Song, © Felix Vidoz
    Argentina
  • 8.
    Song, © Felix Vidoz
    Argentina
  • 9.
    Call, © Fernando Igor de Godoy
    Brazil
  • 10.
    Call, © Mike Nelson
    Peru
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Great Grebe

Great Grebe subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Podiceps major majorcoastal w Peru; Paraguay and se Brazil to c Chile and s Argentina-No
Podiceps major navasis Chile-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
BretonPlomer bras
BulgarianЮжноамерикански гмурец
Catalancabussó gran
Chinese大鸊鷉, 大䴙䴘
Chinese (Traditional)大鸊鷈
Croatianveliki gnjurac
Czechpotápka velká
DanishStor Lappedykker
DutchGrote Fuut
EsperantoGranda grebo
Estonianhiidpütt, suurpütt
Finnishisouikku
FrenchGrand Grèbe, Grèbe de Magellan
GalicianMergullón grande
GermanSüdamerika-Rothalstaucher, Magellantaucher
GreekΔιπλoβoυτηχτάρι
GuaraniYpe apa guasu
Hungariannagy vöcsök
IcelandicHauggoði
IrishFoitheach mór
ItalianSvasso maggiore del Sud America, Svasso gigante, Svasso maggiore del Sudamerica
Japaneseオオカイツブリ
LatvianLielais dūkuris
Lithuaniandidysis kragas
MacedonianГолем нуркач
ManxGreeb mooar
Northern SamiSáitenjunbuokča, Sáitenjunbuokčá
Norwegianspyddykker, Spydnebbdykker, spydnebbdykker
Norwegian NynorskSpydnebbdukkar
Polishperkoz olbrzymi
PortugueseMergulhao-grande o, mergulhão-caçador, chorona, mergulhão-grande, Mergulhao-grande o chorona
RussianБольшая поганка, Магелланова поганка
SerbianVeliki gnjurac
SlovakPotápka Magellanova, potápka dlhozobá
Slovenianveliki ponirek
SpanishSomormujo macachón, Macá  Pico Grueso, Huala, Macá  Grande, Macá grande
Swedishstordopping
TatarМагеллан чомгасы
TurkishBüyük Batağan
Ukrainianпірникоза-голіаф
WelshGwyach fawr