Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) - BirdLife species factsheet

Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena

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Taxonomy

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.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2018	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

Species attributes

Migratory status	full migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	1,023 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	50,300,000 km²	medium
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding)	80,300,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	poor	estimated	2012
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	7.1 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population is estimated to number c.190,000-290,000 individuals (Wetlands International 2015), while national population estimates include: c.10,000-100,000 breeding pairs, c.1,000-10,000 individuals on migration and c.50-1,000 wintering individuals in China; < c.100 breeding pairs, < c.50 individuals on migration and c.1,000-10,000 wintering individuals in Japan and c.10,000-100,000 breeding pairs and c.1,000-10,000 individuals on migration in Russia (Brazil 2009). The European population is estimated at 27,700-47,900 pairs, which equates to 55,400-95,800 mature individuals (BirdLife International 2015).

Trend justification: The overall population trend is decreasing, although some populations have unknown trends (Wetlands International 2015). This species has undergone a small or statistically insignificant increase over the last 40 years in North America (data from Breeding Bird Survey and/or Christmas Bird Count: Butcher and Niven 2007). In Europe the population size is estimated to be increasing (BirdLife International 2015).

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Afghanistan	extant	native			yes
Albania	extant	native			yes
Algeria	extant	vagrant
Armenia	extant	native	yes
Austria	extant	native			yes
Azerbaijan	extant	native	yes
Bahamas	extant	vagrant
Belarus	extant	native		yes		yes
Belgium	extant	native			yes
Bermuda (to UK)	extant	vagrant
Bosnia and Herzegovina	extant	native		yes
Bulgaria	extant	native	yes
Canada	extant	native	yes			yes
China (mainland)	extant	native
Croatia	extant	native	yes
Cyprus	extant	vagrant
Czechia	extant	native	yes
Denmark	extant	native	yes			yes
Egypt	extant	vagrant
Estonia	extant	native	yes			yes
Faroe Islands (to Denmark)	extant	vagrant
Finland	extant	native	yes			yes
France	extant	native	yes			yes
Georgia	extant	native	yes
Germany	extant	native	yes			yes
Greece	extant	native			yes
Greenland (to Denmark)	extant	vagrant			yes
Hungary	extant	native	yes
Iceland	extant	vagrant
India	extant	native
Iran, Islamic Republic of	extant	native	yes
Ireland	extant	native			yes
Israel	extant	vagrant
Italy	extant	native			yes
Japan	extant	native
Kazakhstan	extant	native		yes
Kyrgyzstan	extant	native		yes
Latvia	extant	native	yes
Lebanon	extant	vagrant			yes
Lithuania	extant	native	yes
Luxembourg	extant	vagrant
Moldova	extant	native		yes
Montenegro	extant	native	yes
Netherlands	extant	native	yes
North Korea	extant	native
North Macedonia	extant	native	yes
Norway	extant	native			yes	yes
Pakistan	extant	native
Poland	extant	native	yes			yes
Portugal	extant	vagrant
Romania	extant	native	yes			yes
Russia	extant	native		yes
Russia (Asian)	extant	native		yes
Russia (Central Asian)	extant	native		yes
Russia (European)	extant	native		yes
Saudi Arabia	extant	vagrant			yes
Serbia	extant	native	yes
Slovakia	extant	native	yes			yes
Slovenia	extant	native	yes
South Korea	extant	native
Spain	extant	native			yes
St Pierre and Miquelon (to France)	extant	native			yes	yes
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway)	extant	vagrant
Sweden	extant	native	yes			yes
Switzerland	extant	native			yes
Syria	extant	vagrant
Taiwan, China	extant	native
Tajikistan	extant	native
Tunisia	extant	vagrant
Türkiye	extant	native	yes
Turkmenistan	extant	native
Ukraine	extant	native	yes			yes
United Kingdom	extant	native	yes
USA	extant	native		yes
Uzbekistan	extant	native

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Azerbaijan	Gizilagach
Canada	Boundary Bay - Roberts Bank - Sturgeon Bank (Fraser River Estuary)
Canada	Lakeland
Canada	Manitoulin Island North Shore
Denmark	Eastern German Bight
Denmark	Hyllekrog-Rødsand and Fehmarn Belt
Denmark	Northern Kattegat
Denmark	Ronne Banke
Denmark	Rønne Banke
Estonia	Vooremaa
Finland	Koskeljärvi, Vaaljärvi and Pitkäjärvi lakes
Finland	Köyliönjärvi and Pyhäjärvi lakes
France	Cap Gris-nez
Germany	Eastern part of German Bight (with Heligoland)
Germany	Greifswalder Bodden
Germany	Pomeranian bay
Kazakhstan	Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve
Kazakhstan	Lesser Aral Sea
Kazakhstan	Naurzum State Nature Reserve
Kazakhstan	Tyulen’i (Seal) Islands
Kyrgyzstan	Tokmak Pheasant Reserve
Latvia	Engure lake
Romania	Black Sea
Russia (Central Asian)	Alabota lake
Russia (Central Asian)	Bol'shiye and Maliye Donki lakes
Russia (Central Asian)	Bykovo lake
Russia (Central Asian)	Chernoye Lake
Russia (Central Asian)	Krutali Lake
Russia (Central Asian)	Kurtan Lake
Russia (Central Asian)	Man'yass lake
Russia (Central Asian)	Peschanokoledinskaya
Russia (Central Asian)	Saltosarayskoye lake
Russia (Central Asian)	Schuch'ye lake
Russia (Central Asian)	Stekleney Lake
Russia (European)	Berezoviye islands of Vyborg Bay
Russia (European)	Delta of the River Don
St Pierre and Miquelon (to France)	Miquelon Island (Northeast Coast)
Sweden	Lake Hornborga
Sweden	Lake Tåkern
Turkmenistan	Ekerem - Esenguly
Ukraine	Fishponds near Kukil'nyky village
USA	Prince William Sound
Uzbekistan	Karakyr Lakes

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Marine Neritic	Estuaries	major	non-breeding
Marine Neritic	Macroalgal/Kelp	suitable	non-breeding
Marine Neritic	Seagrass (Submerged)	suitable	non-breeding
Marine Neritic	Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel	suitable	non-breeding
Marine Neritic	Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs	suitable	non-breeding
Marine Neritic	Subtidal Sandy	suitable	non-breeding
Marine Neritic	Subtidal Sandy-Mud	suitable	non-breeding
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)	major	breeding
Wetlands (inland)	Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)	suitable	breeding
Altitude	0 - 1000 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Threats & impact

Threat (level 1)

Threat (level 2)

Impact and Stresses

Agriculture & aquaculture

Marine & freshwater aquaculture - Scale Unknown/Unrecorded

Timing

Scope

Severity

Impact

Ongoing

Minority (<50%)

Slow, Significant Declines

Low Impact: 5

Stresses
Indirect ecosystem effects, Species disturbance, Ecosystem degradation

Agriculture & aquaculture

Wood & pulp plantations - Agro-industry plantations

Timing

Scope

Severity

Impact

Ongoing

Majority (50-90%)

Unknown

Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion

Biological resource use

Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - Unintentional effects: (large scale) [harvest]

Timing

Scope

Severity

Impact

Ongoing

Minority (<50%)

Slow, Significant Declines

Low Impact: 5

Stresses
Species mortality

Climate change & severe weather

Habitat shifting & alteration

Timing

Scope

Severity

Impact

Future

Majority (50-90%)

Unknown

Stresses
Indirect ecosystem effects, Ecosystem degradation

Energy production & mining

Renewable energy

Timing

Scope

Severity

Impact

Ongoing

Minority (<50%)

Unknown

Stresses
Species disturbance

Invasive and other problematic species, genes & diseases

Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases - Oncorhynchus mykiss

Timing

Scope

Severity

Impact

Ongoing

Minority (<50%)

Slow, Significant Declines

Low Impact: 5

Stresses
Competition

Pollution

Agricultural & forestry effluents - Herbicides and pesticides

Timing

Scope

Severity

Impact

Ongoing

Minority (<50%)

Unknown

Stresses
Indirect ecosystem effects, Reduced reproductive success

Pollution

Industrial & military effluents - Oil spills

Timing

Scope

Severity

Impact

Ongoing

Minority (<50%)

Negligible declines

Low Impact: 4

Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Species mortality

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/red-necked-grebe-podiceps-grisegena on 23/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/11/2024.