Great Grebe
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Great Grebe

Podiceps major

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Paracas National Reserve
46 Verified records at Paracas National Reserve
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The great grebe (Podiceps major) is the largest species of grebe in the world. A disjunct population exists in northwestern Peru, while the main distribution is from extreme southeastern Brazil to Patagonia and central Chile. The population from southern Chile is considered a separate subspecies, P. m. navasi. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Great Grebe sighting in Paracas National Reserve, based on 46 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Paracas National Reserve

Silvery Grebe
LC

Silvery Grebe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Podiceps occipitalis

Insufficient data
Pied-billed Grebe
LC

Pied-billed Grebe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Podilymbus podiceps

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
40–50
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
50–60%
2 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
50–60%
3 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
30–40%
4 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
30–40%
5 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
10–20%
6 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
7 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
8 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
9 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Grebe in Paracas National Reserve?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Great Grebe sighting in Paracas National Reserve, based on 46 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Great Grebe in Paracas National Reserve?

June has the highest sighting rate for Great Grebe in Paracas National Reserve in our monthly data.

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