The Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) is a grebe found across Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. An accomplished diver that builds a floating nest among reeds. It typically occurs in vegetated lakes and ponds.
In the Nordic countries the Great Crested Grebe is best described as a summer visitor. Its global conservation status is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. On Fågelkartan you can see where it has been reported over the last 30 days, based on open data from the national species-observation systems.
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