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Great Grebe

Podiceps major

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Península Valdés
199 Verified records at Península Valdés
December 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 →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Great Grebe sighting in Península Valdés, based on 199 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Península Valdés

Silvery Grebe
LC

Silvery Grebe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Podiceps occipitalis

5–10% · With luck
White-tufted Grebe
LC

White-tufted Grebe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rollandia rolland

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
40–50
Feb
50–60
Mar
60–70
Apr
60–70
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
60–70
Sep
30–40
Oct
60–70
Nov
70–80
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 Península Valdés?

About 58% of wildlife watchers report a Great Grebe sighting in Península Valdés, based on 199 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Great Grebe in Península Valdés?

December has the highest sighting rate for Great Grebe in Península Valdés in our monthly data.

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