Great Crested Grebe

Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Wadden Sea National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ 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 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
40–50%
2 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
20–30%
3 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
20–30%
4 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
5 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
6 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
7 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
8 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
9 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
10 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
0–10%
11 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
0–10%
12 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
13 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
0–10%
14 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
0–10%
15 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
16 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
0–10%
17 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
0–10%
18 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
19 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
20 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
<5%
21 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
22 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
23 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
<5%
24 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
25 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
26 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
27 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
28 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
29 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
30 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
31 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
Insufficient data
32 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
33 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
34 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
35 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
36 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
Insufficient data
37 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
38 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
39 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
40 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
41 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
42 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
43 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Crested Grebe in Wadden Sea National Park?

About 26% of visitor-days record a Great Crested Grebe sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 3219 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Great Crested Grebe in Wadden Sea National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Great Crested Grebe in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.

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