Great Crested Grebe

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q25422
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Summary

Great Crested Grebe is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,854 views/month, #1,243 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Bird of the Year[3]
  • Taxon rank: species[4]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
  • Parent taxon: Podiceps[6]
  • Taxon name: Podiceps cristatus[7]
  • Commons category: Podiceps cristatus[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Podiceps cristatus[9]
  • Commons gallery: Podiceps cristatus[10]
  • Described by source: Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[11], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[12]
  • Short name: P. cristatus[13]
  • Taxon common name: Great Crested Grebe[14], Haubentaucher[15], Grèbe huppé[16], Somormujo lavanco[17], Чомга[18], Fuut[19], Toppet Lappedykker[20], Toppdykker[21], Svasso maggiore[22], カンムリカイツブリ[23], gwyach fawr gopog[24], potápka roháč[25], roháč veliký[26], cabussó emplomallat[27]
  • Wingspan: 88 cm[28]
  • Mass: 39.5 g[29], 920 g[30]

Body

Identifiers

Great Crested Grebe's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 345573[31]. Great Crested Grebe's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45513833[32]. Great Crested Grebe's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2482054[33]. Great Crested Grebe's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174491[34].

Why It Matters

Great Crested Grebe has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

What awards did Great Crested Grebe receive?

Honors received include Bird of the Year[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . nabu.de. Retrieved . nabu.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [31] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [34] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [33] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . biolib.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . biolib.cz. Retrieved . biolib.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . app.bto.org. app.bto.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Salzburgwiki id → 52720
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Salzburgwiki id: 52720, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/102088869|Haubentaucher (#102088869)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3987|Salzburgwiki – Taxon"
  2. 10w ago · WikiLucas00 · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q9240 (ind)-Raizan1-Titihan jambul.wav
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Pronunciation audio: LL-Q29401 (asm)-বিকাশ দিহিঙ্গীয়া-বৰডুবি.wav"
  3. 16w ago · Nikola Tulechki · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Regional conservation status → Q278113
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Regional conservation status: Vulnerable, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259821|batch #259821]]"
  4. 22w ago · Jeuwre · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → species
    Egg incubation period → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+28'}
    Parent taxon → Podiceps
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Pronunciation audio: De-Haubentaucher.ogg"
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