Grebes in Japan
Our list for Japan has 5 grebes recorded regularly there: 1 resident and 4 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Japan in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisWinter visitorUncommon28–34 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaWinter visitorUncommon40–50 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusWinter visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Oct–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