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PRONUNCIATION OF RED-NECKED GREBE

red-necked grebe  [ˈrɛdˌnɛkt ɡriːb] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RED-NECKED GREBE

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Red-Necked grebe is a noun.
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WHAT DOES RED-NECKED GREBE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

red-necked grebe

Red-necked grebe

The red-necked grebe is a migratory aquatic bird found in the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. Its wintering habitat is largely restricted to calm waters just beyond the waves around ocean coasts, although some birds may winter on large lakes. Grebes prefer shallow bodies of fresh water such as lakes, marshes or fish-ponds as breeding sites. The red-necked grebe is a nondescript dusky-grey bird in winter. During the breeding season, it acquires the distinctive red neck plumage, black cap and contrasting pale grey face from which its name was derived. It also has an elaborate courtship display and a variety of loud mating calls. Once paired, it builds a nest from water plants on top of floating vegetation in a shallow lake or bog. Like all grebes, the Red-necked is a good swimmer, a particularly swift diver, and responds to danger by diving rather than flying. The feet are positioned far back on the body, near the tail, which makes the bird ungainly on land. It dives for fish or picks insects off vegetation; it also swallows its own feathers, possibly to protect the digestive system. The conservation status of its two subspecies—P. g.

Definition of red-necked grebe in the English dictionary

The definition of red-necked grebe in the dictionary is a large stocky grebe, Podiceps grisegena, of circumpolar regions having a dark neck: family Podicipedidae.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RED-NECKED GREBE


Beeb
biːb
dieb
diːb
dweeb
dwiːb
ephebe
ɪˈfiːb
feeb
fiːb
glebe
ɡliːb
grebe
ɡriːb
Namibe
næˈmiːb
plebe
pliːb
sungrebe
ˈsʌnˌɡriːb

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RED-NECKED GREBE

red-eye
red-eyed
red-faced
red-facedly
red-haired
red-handed
red-handedly
red-handedness
red-headed
red-hot
red-hot poker
red-lead ore
red-legged partridge
red-letter day
red-light district
red-osier dogwood
red-pencil
red-pencilled
red-pencilling
red-top

WORDS THAT END LIKE RED-NECKED GREBE

Achebe
black-necked grebe
debe
great crested grebe
Hebe
little grebe
Phebe
phoebe
pied-billed grebe
Slavonian grebe
Thebe

Synonyms and antonyms of red-necked grebe in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «red-necked grebe» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of red-necked grebe to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of red-necked grebe from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «red-necked grebe» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

红颈鸊鷉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

grebe de cuello rojo
570 millions of speakers

English

red-necked grebe
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लाल गर्दन वाले ग्रेब
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغطاس أحمر الرقبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Серощекая поганка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mergulhão de pescoço vermelho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লাল ঘাড় grebe
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grèbe à cou rouge
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Grebe merah-leher
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rothalstaucher
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

赤い首カイツブリ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

빨간색 구 농
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gulu ireng abang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chim cộc trắng cổ đỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிவப்பு-கழுவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रेड-नेक ग्रेबे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kırmızı boyunlu ot
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Svasso dal collo rosso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Perkoz rdzawoszyi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сірощока поганка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

corcodel cu gât roșu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κόκκινο λαιμό grebe
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rooi -nek Grebe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Gråhakedopping
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Gråstrupedykker
5 millions of speakers

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RED-NECKED GREBE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about red-necked grebe

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RED-NECKED GREBE»

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The Atlas of Breeding Birds of Alberta: A Second Look
Photo: Alan MacKeigan NESTING The Red-necked Grebe is found in every Natural Region in Alberta. While the observed distribution of this species did not change between Atlas 1 and Atlas 2, the species was less common in central Alberta ...
‎2007
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Birds of the Middle East
Winter plumage basically black and white, recalling Horned or even Red-necked Grebe. Distinguished from Red-necked by size, short uptilted bill, steep forehead and more rounded back. From Horned (with which most easily confused) by ...
Richard Porter, Simon Aspinall, 2010
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Pete Dunne's Essential Field Guide Companion: A ...
A Comprehensive Resource for Identifying North American Birds Pete Dunne. Pied-billed Grebe / Red-necked Grebe Eared Grebe / Western Grebe. small shallow freshwater ponds. Prefers shorelines or shallow areas rich in sedges, rushes, ...
Pete Dunne, 2013
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Birdlife of Houston, Galveston, and the Upper Texas Coast
... between these two winter focal points; therefore the species frequents our waters only occasionally. While identification seems a straightforward affair, obtaining certain documentation for Red-necked Grebe in Texas has been a challenge.
Ted Eubanks, Robert A. Behrstock, Ron J. Weeks, 2006
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Birds of Mississippi
Its eyes are dark brown. Immatures are mostly gray on the head, neck, and body, distinguished by their large size; long neck; and long, thick, tapered, yellowish bill . The Red-necked Grebe breeds on shallow lakes from northern Minnesota and ...
William H. Turcotte, David L. Watts, 1999
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Birds in Place: A Habitat-based Field Guide to the Birds of ...
Description: With off-white cheek patches and a rusty red neck, the Red-necked Grebe is distinctive. The body is drab colored. They are short bodied (20") and long necked. The head is broad and the neck is thick. The yellow bill is long and  ...
Radd Icenoggle, 2003
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Identify Yourself: The 50 Most Common Birding Identification ...
... with a western grebe, until you really consider overall size: the western is 25 inches long and the horned is just 14. The red-necked grebe is more similar to the horned and eared grebes than the swan-necked Clark's and western grebes are.
Bill Thompson, 2005
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A Synopsis of the Birds of North America
Crested Grebe, SwAn". & Rica. F. Bor. Amer. v. ii. p- 410. Crested Grebe or Gannet, NuTr. Man. v. p. 2350. Crested Grebe, Podjceps cristatus, Ann. Orn. Biog . v. ill. p- 598. 488. 2. Podiceps rubicollis, LaTn. Red-necked Grebe. PLATE CCXCVIII.
John James Audubon, 1839
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The Helm Guide to Bird Identification
... and is less likely to be seen riding out rough seas. It also turns up inland, particu- larly on reservoirs, but mainly from July to November and again in early spring; it is rare inland in midwinter. Red-necked grebe is the rarest and is mainly  ...
Keith Vinicombe, 2014
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Encyclopedia of the Arctic
Small preys are usually swallowed underwater. Among the 22 species of grebes (including two species that have become extinct during the last decades), only two breed above the Arctic Circle: the red-necked grebe (Podiceps grisegena) and ...
Mark Nuttall, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RED-NECKED GREBE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term red-necked grebe is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fowl affect fireworks
“Two migratory red-necked grebes are nesting in the middle of East Lake, the planned fireworks site,” explains Archie Lang, Parks and Public Works operations ... «Airdrie Echo, Jun 15»
2
ALWAYS IN SEASON: Courtship dance creates avian celebrities
In the bird world's version of "Dancing with the Stars," the grebes are winners. ... The red-necked grebe is a larger bird, about the same size as the western grebe ... «Grand Forks Herald, Jun 15»
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Rare bird alert: Snowy owls seen on Seacoast, swallows return to NH
Nineteen red-necked grebes were seen at Pontook Reservoir in Dummer on April 23, and two were seen on the Connecticut River near Lebanon on April 24. «WMUR Manchester, Apr 15»
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First sighting of rare bird at nature reserve
Red-necked grebes prefer shallow bodies of water for breeding although they often overwinter in estuaries, bays and out at sea, including the UK. They dive for ... «Worcester News, Apr 15»
5
Rare bird alert: Sandhill crane family returns to Monroe
Four red-breasted mergansers, five long-tailed ducks, a greater scaup, 13 lesser scaup, two common loons, five Bonaparate's gulls, and two red-necked grebes ... «WMUR Manchester, Apr 15»
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Wild in the City: Red-necked grebes build a home
Toronto's waterfront is a marvel in spring, and one of the best places to see the cycle of new life resume is at Colonel Samuel Smith Park at the foot of Kipling ... «Toronto Star, Apr 15»
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'Citizen science' reveals positive news for Puget Sound seabirds
The study found declines in the occurrence of four species: white-winged scoter, brant, western grebe and red-necked grebe. Researchers suggested the ... «Phys.Org, Jan 15»
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Bird sightings
▻Plum Island: Reports from the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge included four red-necked grebes, a bald eagle, three rough-legged hawks, four dovekies, ... «Boston Globe, Jan 15»
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Voice of Audubon: bird sightings in western Massachusetts
Also seen were common merganser, hooded merganser, ruddy duck, common loon, red-throated loon, red-necked grebe, horned grebe, pied-billed grebe, ... «The Recorder, Nov 14»
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Rare bird alert: Pacific loon seen in New Castle
A red-necked grebe, four horned grebes, a pied-billed grebe and a black scoter, and two fox sparrows were seen at New Hampshire Audubon's Pondicherry ... «WMUR Manchester, Oct 14»

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