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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
Order
PODICIPEDIFORMES
Family
Grebes (Podicipedidae)
Code 4
PBGR
Code 6
PODPOD
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
Dagger
Eye Color:
Brown to reddish brown and sometimes flecked with gold.
Head pattern:
Plain, Eyering
Crown Color:
Dark gray-brown
Forehead Color:
Dark gray-brown
Nape Color:
Dark gray-brown
Throat Color:
Gray to black.
Cere color:
No Data
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BODY
Length Range:
30-38 cm (12-15 in)
Weight:
520 g (18.34 oz)
Size:
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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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X