Pied-Billed Grebe

STATUS:

During the end of autumn and winter migrant from North America. They are is present in all over America.

Voice:

During migration to Europe they are generally silent.

Length:.

It ranges from 32-35 cm.

Wingspan: 58-62cm:

Habitat of this bird:

They lives in Freshwater wetland with developing flora.

Behaviour of pied-billed Grebe:

They usually give-up, keeping themselves near to cover and partially plunging in alarming situation.

Physical appearance:

They are small, dumpy grebe with comparative longer neck and large head.
Bill of this bird is markedly bulky for size of head.
Similar sexes.
Their tales are short in size and powder-puff of white under-tail feathers.

Adult in breeding plumage has largely greyish brown plumage; upperparts are darker than underparts.
Throat and chin are black in colour. Interestingly, in winter season they lose their blackish colour. Bill colour is pale yellow with black markings on it. Otherwise plumage is similar with breeding ones. At the flight adults show uniformly brown-grey upper wings at all times.
They fear of danger but they love to dive in water.

They also fly at night time. The baby has unusual plumage as compare to their parents.

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