Data Zone
Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: #http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of _the_WP15.xls#.
Cramp, S. and Simmons, K.E.L. (eds). 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
SACC. 2005 and updates. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: #http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm#.
| Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
| Year | Category | Criteria |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Least Concern | |
| 2016 | Least Concern | |
| 2012 | Least Concern | |
| 2009 | Least Concern | |
| 2008 | Least Concern | |
| 2004 | Least Concern | |
| 2000 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
| 1994 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
| 1988 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
| Migratory status | full migrant | Forest dependency | does not normally occur in forest |
| Land mass type | Average mass | - |
| Estimate | Data quality | |
|---|---|---|
| Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) | 87,500,000 | medium |
| Extent of Occurrence non-breeding (km2) | 78,100,000 | medium |
| Number of locations | - | |
| Severely Fragmented | - |
| Value | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of mature individuals | 500000 | poor | estimated | 2016 |
| Population trend | increasing | suspected | - | |
| Decline (3 years/1 generation past) | - | - | - | |
| Decline (5 years/1 generation past) | - | - | - | |
| Decline (10 years/1 generation past) | - | - | - | |
| Decline (10 years/3 generation future) | - | - | - | |
| Decline (10 years/3 generation past and future) | - | - | - | |
| Number of subpopulations | - | - | - | |
| Percentage in largest subpopulation | - | - | - | |
| Generation length (yrs) | 4.4 | - | - | - |
Population justification: The global population is estimated at over 500,000 mature individuals (Partners in Flight 2019) and stable or increasing (Partners in Flight 2020, Wetlands International 2020).
Trend justification: The population is considered to be increasing. In North America, from 1966 to 2017 the species has increased on average by 10% over three generations (Partners in Flight 2019). Populations elsewhere within the range are suspected to be stable (Wetlands International 2020).
| Country/Territory | Presence | Origin | Resident | Breeding | Non-breeding | Passage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anguilla (to UK) | extant | native | yes | |||
| Antigua and Barbuda | extant | native | yes | |||
| Argentina | extant | native | yes | |||
| Aruba (to Netherlands) | extant | native | yes | |||
| Bahamas | extant | native | yes | |||
| Barbados | extant | native | yes | |||
| Belize | extant | native | yes | |||
| Bermuda (to UK) | extant | native | yes | |||
| Bolivia | extant | native | yes | |||
| Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (to Netherlands) | extant | native | yes | |||
| Brazil | extant | native | yes | |||
| Canada | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
| Cayman Islands (to UK) | extant | native | yes | |||
| Chile | extant | native | yes | |||
| Colombia | extant | native | yes | |||
| Costa Rica | extant | native | yes | |||
| Cuba | extant | native | yes | |||
| Curaçao (to Netherlands) | extant | native | yes | |||
| Dominica | extant | native | yes | |||
| Dominican Republic | extant | native | yes | |||
| Ecuador | extant | native | yes | |||
| El Salvador | extant | native | yes | |||
| France | extant | vagrant | ||||
| French Guiana | extant | native | yes | |||
| Grenada | extant | native | yes | |||
| Guadeloupe (to France) | extant | native | yes | |||
| Guatemala | extant | native | yes | |||
| Guyana | extant | native | yes | |||
| Haiti | extant | native | yes | |||
| Honduras | extant | native | yes | |||
| Iceland | extant | vagrant | ||||
| Ireland | extant | vagrant | ||||
| Jamaica | extant | native | yes | |||
| Martinique (to France) | extant | native | yes | |||
| Mexico | extant | native | yes | |||
| Montserrat (to UK) | extant | native | yes | |||
| Netherlands | extant | vagrant | ||||
| Nicaragua | extant | native | yes | |||
| Norway | extant | vagrant | ||||
| Panama | extant | native | yes | |||
| Paraguay | extant | native | yes | |||
| Peru | extant | native | yes | |||
| Poland | extant | vagrant | ||||
| Portugal | extant | vagrant | ||||
| Puerto Rico (to USA) | extant | native | yes | |||
| Sint Maarten (to Netherlands) | extant | native | yes | |||
| Spain | extant | vagrant | ||||
| St Barthelemy (to France) | extant | native | yes | |||
| St Kitts and Nevis | extant | native | yes | |||
| St Lucia | extant | native | yes | |||
| St Martin (to France) | extant | native | yes | |||
| St Pierre and Miquelon (to France) | extant | vagrant | ||||
| St Vincent and the Grenadines | extant | native | yes | |||
| Suriname | extant | native | yes | |||
| Trinidad and Tobago | extant | native | yes | |||
| Turks and Caicos Islands (to UK) | extant | native | yes | |||
| United Kingdom | extant | vagrant | ||||
| Uruguay | extant | native | yes | |||
| USA | extant | native | yes | yes | ||
| Venezuela | extant | native | yes | |||
| Virgin Islands (to UK) | extant | native | yes | |||
| Virgin Islands (to USA) | extant | native | yes |
| Country/Territory | IBA Name |
|---|---|
| Belize | Belize Coastal and near shore islands |
| Belize | Crooked Tree and associated wetlands |
| Belize | Northeastern Belize |
| Colombia | Complejo Lacustre de Fúquene, Cucunubá y Palacio |
| Ecuador | Lagunas de Ecuasal-Salinas |
| Ecuador | Represa Velasco Ibarra |
| Honduras | Laguna Caratasca |
| Jamaica | Black River Great Morass |
| Mexico | Humedales Costeros del Norte de la Península de Yucatán |
| Paraguay | Lagunas Saladas - Riacho Yacaré |
| Peru | Laguna de Ite |
| Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wetlands (inland) | Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands | suitable | breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) | major | breeding |
| Altitude | 0 - 3100 m | Occasional altitudinal limits |
| Purpose | Primary form used | Life stage used | Source | Scale | Level | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food - human | - | - | non-trivial | recent | ||
| Pets/display animals, horticulture | - | - | international | non-trivial | recent |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Podilymbus podiceps. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/pied-billed-grebe-podilymbus-podiceps on 05/06/2023.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org on 05/06/2023.
