Black-necked Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis

(P. n. nigricollis)

Armenian Name:	Սևավիզ սուզակ

See Plate 1 for Black-necked Grebe and other similar species

Resident Status:	Year-round resident
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.