Great Crested Grebe Chick
Podiceps cristatus (chick)
A tiny striped waterbird chick found on freshwater lakes, ponds, and slow rivers, usually staying close to floating vegetation. It often rides on a parent's back for warmth and safety, slipping into the water to be fed small fish, insect larvae, and crustaceans. Its bold black-and-white head stripes help break up its outline among ripples and reeds. Like other grebe chicks, it may be given feathers to swallow, which help protect the stomach and form pellets around sharp fish bones.
- Type
- Water
- Conservation status
- LC
Growth chain
- Great Crested Grebe Chick
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- Great Crested Grebe