Grebes in Sweden
Our list for Sweden has 5 grebes recorded regularly there: 3 residents and 2 summer visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Sweden 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 ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaSummer visitorUncommon40–50 cmRecorded all year
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusSummer visitorUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisResidentRare28–34 cmRegularly Dec–Oct
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