Great Crested Grebe ( Podiceps cristatus ) |
Description |
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Various |
Present all year long in France, it possesses a reddish beak and in bridal period a mobile crest and a red collar. He lives mainly on the water, very fast in dive due to its paws and the spindle-shaped body. |
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It dives as deep as several metres and can stay until 50 seconds under the water.
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Habitat : | Like the quiet and full of fish zones with a rich vegetation. Winter one can meet them in the maritime bays. |
Food : | Fishes, mollusks, tritons, frogs, insects |
Size : | 18.124 inch (46-51 cm) |
Weight : 800 - 1 kg |
Wing span : 33.49 inch (85-90 cm) |