Least Grebe Photo Gallery
Breeding adult
Small dark gray waterbird with a yellow eye and a small thin bill.
© Benny Diaz / Macaulay LibraryCabo Rojo, January 07, 2017Breeding adult
Often sunbathes by fluffing up its rear feathers to expose the black skin beneath to absorb the solar radiation.
© Fyn Kynd / Macaulay LibraryTexas, March 19, 2020Nonbreeding adult
Small waterbird with a yellow eye and fluffy backside. Nonbreeding birds are grayish brown.
© Christoph Moning / Macaulay LibraryCentral Abaco, Hope Town and Green Turtle Cay, January 11, 2013Nonbreeding adult
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibrarySantiago de Cuba, February 01, 2004Not all videos have soundHabitat
Found in temporary or permanent wetlands, including ponds, lakes, ditches, and slow-moving rivers.
© Jay McGowan / Macaulay LibraryGuárico, October 28, 2010Compare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Grebes(Order: Podicipediformes, Family: Podicipedidae)
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