Afghanistan (NB), Albania (NB), Armenia (B) (NB), Austria (NB), Azerbaijan (B) (NB), Belarus (B) (P), Belgium (NB), Bosnia and Herzegovina (B), Bulgaria (B) (NB), Canada (B) (NB) (P), China (mainland), Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska) (B) (NB), Czech Republic (B) (NB), Denmark (B) (NB) (P), Estonia (B) (NB) (P), Finland (B) (NB) (P), France (B) (NB) (P), Georgia (B) (NB), Germany (B) (NB) (P), Greece (NB), Hungary (B) (NB), India, Iran [Islamic Republic of], Ireland (NB), Italy (NB), Japan, Kazakhstan (B), Kyrgyzstan (B), Latvia (B) (NB), Lithuania (B) (NB), Macedonia [The Former Yugoslav Republic of] (B) (NB), Moldova [Republic of] (B), Montenegro (B) (NB), Netherlands Antilles (B) (NB), North Korea, Norway (NB) (P), Pakistan, Poland (B) (NB) (P), Romania (B) (NB) (P), Russia (Asian) (B), Russia (Central Asian) (B), Russia (European) (B), Serbia (B) (NB), Slovakia (Slovak Republic) (B) (NB) (P), Slovenia (B) (NB), South Korea, Spain (NB), St Pierre and Miquelon (NB) (P), Sweden (B) (NB) (P), Switzerland (NB), Taiwan (China), Tajikistan, Turkey (B) (NB), Turkmenistan, Ukraine (B) (NB) (P), United Kingdom (B) (NB), USA (B), Uzbekistan.
Vagrant to Algeria, Bahamas, Bermuda, Cyprus, Egypt, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Israel, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia.
Population
Estimated population is 190,000 - 290,000 (2010).
Status LC
Degradation and modification of lakes, human disturbance and pollution are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Food
In winter, mainly fish. In summer, also aquatic insects and their larvae.
Voice
Cackling and ticking sounds uttered during breeding season. Loud wails. Otherwise silent.
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) [XC340745]
by Lars Lachmann from Joutsa, Joutsa, Central Finland, Finland (song)
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) [XC353485]
by Alan Dalton from Wijk bij Duurstede, Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht, United States (call)
Nest
A floating mound of water plants securely fastened to the surrounding vegetation.
Eggs (Guide)
4 - 5; white, but usually stained reddish; ellipsoidal. Incubation: 20 - 23 days; by both sexes.
Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
grisegena (Boddaert, 1783) - Eastern Europe, western and west-central Asia. Winters from North Sea east to Caspian and Aral Seas.
holbollii Reinhardt, 1854 - Eastern USSR, Manchuria, northern Japan; western Canada, north-western USA. Winters from Japan and Korea through Aleutian Is to California. Also eastern USA, south to Florida.
The Reader's Digest Book of British Birds 1980, 3rd Edition, Drive Publications Ltd ISBN 0 340 25308 8
Birds in Colour Campbell, B., 1960, Penguin Books Ltd
The Pocket Guide to Nest and Eggs Fitter, R.S.R., 1954, Collins
RSPB Handbook of British Birds Holden, P., Cleeves, T., 2002, A & C Black ISBN 0 7136 5713 8
Birds of Britain and Europe Sterry, P., et al., 2001, AA Publishing ISBN 0 7495 3068 5
The Popular Handbook of British Birds Hollom, P.A.D., 1973, H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd ISBN 0 85493 002 7
BirdLife International Species Factsheet