Grebes in Switzerland
Our list for Switzerland has 5 grebes recorded regularly there: 2 residents and 3 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Switzerland 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 nigricollisWinter visitorUncommon28–34 cmRegularly Aug–May
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusWinter visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Nov–May
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaWinter visitorUncommon40–50 cmRegularly Nov–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