Fairly small grebe with peaked head and thin, straight bill. Breeding adult has black head and neck with golden feathers fanning out behind eye. Sides are chestnut.
Fairly small grebe with small head and thin, straight bill. Black cap extends downward into a smudge on the cheek. Grayish neck accentuates white chin patch.
Breeding adults have a fan of golden feathers at the "ear," with a sooty body and cinnamon-red sides. Grebes have lobed rather than fully webbed feet that sit at the rear of their body.
Small grebe with slender neck and rounded or peaked head. Immatures have brownish smudged necks.
Eared Grebes have an elaborate courtship. The dance starts with an advertising call and progresses into a series of dives, feather raising, exaggerated body positions, and "running" across the water with neck extended.
Fairly small grebe with slender bill. At distance, breeding adults can appear all dark.
Often occurs in flocks, sometimes very large during migration (up to hundreds of thousands). Note peaked head and slender bill.
In nonbreeding plumage, note peaked or rounded head, gray wash on cheeks, and white chin. Lacks a clear dividing line between hindneck and crown.
Note very different shape compared to ducks (even small ones like the Bufflehead at left): slender neck and small head with short, thin, bill.
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A small waterbird with an even smaller head, a thin neck, and a thin bill. It has a sleek oval back and a tailless, fluffy rear. Breeding birds have a crested or peaked head.
Larger than a Wilson's Phalarope, smaller than a Mallard.
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