• Synonyms Graet grebe
  • Old latin name for bird Colymbus major, Podicephorus major, Aechmophorus major

Great Grebebird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Renzo P. Piana
    Peru
  • 2.
    Call, duet, © Cristian Pinto Fernandez
    Chile
  • 3.
    Song, © Bernabe Lopez-Lanus
    Argentina
  • 4.
    Chick calls, © Daniel González Amat
    Chile
  • 5.
    Alarm call, © JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA
    Brazil
  • 6.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Chile
  • 7.
    Alarm call, © Daniel González Amat
    Chile
  • 8.
    Song, © Felix Vidoz
    Argentina
  • 9.
    Song, © Felix Vidoz
    Argentina
  • 10.
    Call, © Fernando Igor de Godoy
    Brazil
  • 11.
    Call, © Mike Nelson
    Peru
  • 12.
    Song, © Felix Vidoz
    Argentina
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Great Grebe

  • Breeding region South America
  • Breeding subregion coastal w Peru; Paraguay and se Brazil to s Chile and Argentina

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

Species Name in Other Languages

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