Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus
(L 14" WS 18" Wt 16 oz)
Dives for food...young ride on
parents back, like most grebes.
parents back, like most grebes.
Belmont Harbor
Chicago
21Nov2010
non-breeding
Busse Woods
Chicago
07Apr2013
IUCN Watch
List Status is
Vulnerable
List Status is
Vulnerable
Global population has been declined by 30%
over the last three decades and by 79%
within North America.
over the last three decades and by 79%
within North America.
- due primarily to human disturbance,
forestry operations around breeding sites,
stocking of lakes with rainbow trout that
compete for aquatic insects, etc.
forestry operations around breeding sites,
stocking of lakes with rainbow trout that
compete for aquatic insects, etc.
- are also frequently caught in nets and are
vulnerable to oil spills and diseases.
vulnerable to oil spills and diseases.
(Wikipedia)
© Gerrit Vyn
Macaulay
Library
Library
Podiceps in Latin means vent
legs (legs are far back in
grebes); auritus in Latin means
eared.
legs (legs are far back in
grebes); auritus in Latin means
eared.
© Wikipedia