Great Grebe
Podiceps major
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPodicipediformes (Grebes)
- FamilyPodicipedidae (Grebes)
- GenusPodiceps (Typical Grebes)
- SpeciesPodiceps major (Great Grebe)
About the Great Grebe
The great grebe (Podiceps major) is the largest species of grebe in the world. A disjunct population exists in northwestern Peru, while the main distribution is from extreme southeastern Brazil to Patagonia and central Chile. The population from southern Chile is considered a separate subspecies, P. m. navasi.
The great grebe was described by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1781 in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux. The bird was also illustrated in a hand-coloured plate engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet in the Planches Enluminées D'Histoire Naturelle, which was produced under the supervision of Edme-Louis Daubenton to accompany Buffon's text. Neither the plate caption nor Buffon's description included a scientific name but in 1783 the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert coined the binomial name Colymbus major in his catalogue of the Planches Enluminées. Buffon mistakenly believed that his specimen had come from Cayenne in French Guiana. The great grebe is now placed in the genus Podiceps that was erected by the English naturalist John Latham in 1787.
Two subspecies are recognised: P. m. major, (Boddaert, 1783), West Peru, Paraguay, southeastern... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Great Grebe in Tierra del Fuego National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 4 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 6 | Paracas National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | Huascarán National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Great Grebe in Tierra del Fuego National Park?
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Great Grebe sighting in Tierra del Fuego National Park, based on 663 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Great Grebe in Tierra del Fuego National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Great Grebe in Tierra del Fuego National Park in our monthly data.