Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

Order

PODICIPEDIFORMES

Family

Grebes (Podicipedidae)

Code 4

PBGR

Code 6

PODPOD

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: All-purpose
Eye Color: Brown to reddish brown and sometimes flecked with gold.
Head Pattern: Eyering
Crown Color: Dark gray-brown
Forehead Color: Dark gray-brown
Nape Color: Dark gray-brown
Throat Color: Gray-brown
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 30-38 cm (12-15 in)
Weight: 442 g (15.6 oz)
Size: 3. Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary: Brown
Underparts: Pale gray-brown
Upperparts: Dark gray-brown
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Direct flight with rapid wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 57 cm (22.5 in)
Wing Shape: Tapered-Wings
Tail Shape: Rounded Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Dark gray-brown
Under Tail: White
Leg Color: Black

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