Red-necked Grebe
Red-necked Grebe

Red-necked Grebe

Podiceps grisegena

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Bavarian Forest National Park
2 Verified records at Bavarian Forest National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The red-necked grebe (Podiceps grisegena) is an aquatic bird found in the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. A migratory bird, its wintering habitat is largely restricted to calm waters just beyond the waves around ocean coasts, although some birds may winter on large lakes. Grebes prefer shallow bodies of fresh water such as lakes, marshes or fish-ponds as breeding sites. The red-necked grebe is a fairly drab dusky-grey bird in winter. During the breeding season, it acquires the distinctive red neck plumage, black cap and contrasting pale grey face from which its name was derived. It also has an elaborate courtship display and a variety of loud mating calls. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Bavarian Forest National Park

Great Crested Grebe
LC

Great Crested Grebe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Podiceps cristatus

10–20% · With luck
Eared Grebe
LC

Eared Grebe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Podiceps nigricollis

<5% · Rare
Horned Grebe
VU

Horned Grebe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Podiceps auritus

Insufficient data
Little Grebe
LC

Little Grebe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tachybaptus ruficollis

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Red-necked Grebe at Bavarian Forest National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
70–80%
2 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
3 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
4 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
5 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
6 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
7 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
8 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
9 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
10 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
11 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
12 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
13 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
14 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
15 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
16 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
17 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
18 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
19 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
20 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
21 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
22 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
23 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
24 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
Insufficient data
25 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
26 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
27 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
28 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
29 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
30 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
Insufficient data
31 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
32 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
33 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
34 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data
35 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
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