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Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps


Duck Like

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Length: 12 in. (31 cm )

The Pied-billed Grebe is almost always found alone or as a solitary pair on freshwater ponds, quiet streams and marshes. However, in the winter they occasionally occur in small loose flocks in saltwater estuaries and bays. As is typical of all grebes, this species dives for its food, which is primarily fish, crustaceans and aquatic insects. They often will have two broods in a year, and the nest is a semi-floating affair attached to vegetation. After hatching, the young are very active and often can be found riding on their parents\ backs.'

The four-digit banding code is PBGR.


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  • Article: Pied-billed Grebe
  • Author(s): Dr. Biology
  • Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
  • Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
  • Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
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  • Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/pied-billed-grebe

APA Style

Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:37). Pied-billed Grebe. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/pied-billed-grebe

American Psychological Association. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/

Chicago Manual of Style

Dr. Biology. "Pied-billed Grebe". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/pied-billed-grebe

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Dr. Biology. "Pied-billed Grebe". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/pied-billed-grebe

Modern Language Association, 7th Ed. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
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