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Horned Grebe

Podiceps auritus ORDER: PODICIPEDIFORMES FAMILY: PODICIPEDIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

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Familiar to most North American birders in its black-and-white winter plumage, the Horned Grebe is more striking in its red-and-black breeding feathers. Its "horns" are yellowish patches of feathers behind its eyes that it can raise and lower at will.

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Calls

Calls a loud, nasal "aaarrrh" descending in pitch, and a pulsing trill. Usually silent in winter.

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