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Armenian Name: | Սևավիզ սուզակ |
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See Plate 1 for Black-necked Grebe and other similar species
Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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Abundance: | Common |
Length: | 28-34 cm, Wing Span:56-60 cm |
Distribution Map: | Map 7. |
Description: | Slim bill with upturned lower mandible. |
Adult (Breeding): | Yellow ear tufts; black head, neck, and breast. |
Adult (Non-breeding): | Dark gray above with black of crown extending below eye; underparts paler. |
Behavior: | Often feeds by picking food from surface of water with bill. |
Habitat: | Lakes, reservoirs, marshes, fish ponds. |
Food: | Aquatic invertebrates, vegetation. |
Nest: | Floating platform in large areas of emergent vegetation. |
Eggs: | 44 mm, 3-4, dull white. |