Pied-billed grebe
Podilymbus podiceps (Linnaeus, 1758)
The pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) is a species in the family Podicipedidae, order Podicipediformes. Recorded adults weigh 358 g to 522 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the pied-billed grebe
- Weight
- 358 g – 522 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 51 cm – 57 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 23 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 5.3 – 5.95src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 2src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the pied-billed grebe?
Where does the pied-billed grebe live?
Not recorded
What is the pied-billed grebe?
The pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) is a species of the grebe family of water birds primarily found in ponds throughout the Americas.
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Is the pied-billed grebe endangered?
The pied-billed grebe is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the pied-billed grebe classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPodicipediformes
- familyPodicipedidae
- genusPodilymbus
- SpeciesPodilymbus podiceps (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Podiceps carolinensis, Podylimbus podiceps
Other names and names in other languages (74)
- Pied-billed DobchickEnglish
- غطاس أبقع المنقارArabic
- somorguyu picugorduAsturian
- Пъстроклюн гмурецBulgarian
- Plomer beg tevBreton
- cabusset becgròsCatalan
- potápka americkáCzech
- gwyach ylfinfraithWelsh
- Gwyachod GylfinfrithWelsh
- Tyknæbbet LappedykkerDanish
- BindentaucherGerman
- makulbeka greboEsperanto
- Macá pico gruesoSpanish
- PicurioSpanish
- Zambullidor de Pico GruesoSpanish
- Zambullidor pico gruesoSpanish
- Zambullidor piquipintadoSpanish
- Zambullidor PiquipintoSpanish
- zampullín picogruesoSpanish
- ZaramagoSpanish
- ZaramagullónSpanish
- vöötnokk-püttEstonian
- Txilinporta mokolodiBasque
- کشیم نوکابلقPersian
- paksunokkauikkuFinnish
- StúvgjørFaroese
- Grèbe à bec bigarréFrench
- foitheach gob-alabhreacIrish
- Foithíoch gob-alabhreacIrish
- Plongeongcf
- Mergullón bicogrosoGalician
- Greeb gob-breckManx
- MyakaGuarani
- Ype apaGuarani
- Plonjon franHaitian Creole
- Šarenokljuni gnjurac - шаренокљуни гњурацSerbian (Latin)
- טבלן עקוד-מקורHebrew
- gyűrűcsőrű vöcsökHungarian
- gyűrűscsőrű vöcsökHungarian
- StúfgoðiIcelandic
- PodilimboItalian
- オビハシカイツブリJapanese
- Margasnapis kragasLithuanian
- mažasis margasnapis kragasLithuanian
- raibknābja dūkurisLatvian
- Naalʼeełii keelóól yázhíNavajo
- ringnebbdykkerNorwegian Bokmål
- dikbekfuutDutch
- ringnebbdukkarNorwegian Nynorsk
- ᑭᐳᑎᔭᐊᓱ`Ojibwa
- Sambuyadó Pìk DikiPapiamento
- Zambuyadó Pico DikiPapiamento
- perkoz grubodziobyPolish
- perkozek grubodziobyPolish
- ڈبکھڑبی چنج ڈبکنیWestern Panjabi
- mergulhão-caçadorPortuguese
- Каролинская поганкаRussian
- Пестроклювая поганкаRussian
- поганка пестроклюваяRussian
- GassanjunbuokčaNorthern Sami
- gassanjunbuokčáNorthern Sami
- potápka škvrnitozobáSlovak
- progastokljuni ponirekSlovenian
- Šarenokljuni gnjuracSerbian
- tjocknäbbad doppingSwedish
- dalgıç kuşuTurkish
- Kalın Gagalı BatağanTurkish
- küçük su kuşuTurkish
- пірникоза рябодзьобаUkrainian
- Мала строкатодзьоба пірникозаUkrainian
- Пірникоза строкатодзьоба малаUkrainian
- 斑嘴巨䴙䴘Chinese
- 斑嘴巨鸊鷈Chinese
- 斑嘴巨鸊鷉Chinese
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Relatives of the pied-billed grebe
Other species in the same genus Podilymbus.
Giant grebe
Podilymbus gigas
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the pied-billed grebe?
An adult pied-billed grebe weighs 358 g – 522 g and has a wingspan of 51 cm – 57 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the pied-billed grebe endangered?
The pied-billed grebe is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the pied-billed grebe?
The pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) belongs to the family Podicipedidae in the order Podicipediformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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