GrebesHorned Grebe
Podiceps auritus- ORDER: Podicipediformes
- FAMILY: Podicipedidae
Basic Description
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.
More ID InfoOther Names
- Zampullín Cuellirrojo (Spanish)
- Grèbe esclavon (French)
