Grebes in Romania
Our list for Romania has 5 grebes recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 1 summer visitor and 3 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Romania 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
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisWinter visitorCommon28–34 cmRecorded all year
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaSummer visitorUncommon40–50 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusWinter visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
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