Grebes in Germany
Our list for Germany has 5 grebes recorded regularly there: 4 residents and 1 winter visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Germany in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisResidentUncommon28–34 cmRecorded all year
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaResidentUncommon40–50 cmRecorded all year
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusWinter visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- Black-necked Grebe 28–34 cm
- Horned Grebe 31–38 cm
- Red-necked Grebe 40–50 cm
- Great Crested Grebe 46–51 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made