Black-necked Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis

Beak

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Feet

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Crest

No crest

Breeds in Baluchistan; winters mainly in Pakistan, NW India and Nepal. Steep forehead, with crown typically peaking at front or centre. Compared with Slavonian, black of crown extends below eye, ear-coverts are dusky grey, and white throat curves up behind ear-coverts in non - breeding plumage. Yellow ear-tufts, black neck and breast and rufous flanks in breeding plumage. Juvenile a snon - breeding, but may show buff wash to cheeks and foreneck and more closely resembles Little Typically swims with curved neck, in contrast to Slavonian Grebe. Habits are similar to Little Grebe's. Reed-edged lakes with emergent vegetation; also coastal waters in winter.