black-necked grebe, eared grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) Podiceps nigricollis nigricollis, adult breeding plumage
Description Podiceps nigricollis
Deutsch: Schwarzhalstaucher
English: Black-necked Grebe
Date 15 April 2014
Author Andreas Trepte http://photo-natur.de/
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black-necked_Grebe_Schwarzhalstaucher.jpg
The black-necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis), known in North America as the eared grebe, is a member of the grebe family of water birds. It is present in parts of Africa, Eurasia and North America. Order: Podicipediformes, Family: Podicipedidae.
Subspecies:
P. n. nigricollis – (Brehm, CL, 1831): nominate, is found from western Europe to western Asia (wintering to the south and west), in central and eastern Asia, and in eastern Africa
P. n. gurneyi – (Roberts, 1919): is found in southern Africa
P. n. californicus – (Heermann, 1854): is found from southwestern Canada through the western U.S. It winters as far south as Guatemala.
