The Least Grebe [ Pictures for Easy Identification]

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Introduction

What the Least Grebe Looks Like

The Least Grebe has overall_color color of steely-grey and purple-grey and white.

The Least Grebe has above_color color of steely-grey and purple-grey and white.

The Least Grebe has head color of purple-grey.

The Least Grebe has face color of purple-grey.

The Least Grebe has below_color color of steely-grey.

The Least Grebe has undertail color of steely-grey.

The Least Grebe has back color of steely-grey.

The Least Grebe has bill color of blackish and white.

The Least Grebe has wing color of steely-grey and white.

The Least Grebe has belly color of steely-grey.

The Least Grebe has tail color of steely-grey and white.

The Least Grebe has chest color of steely-grey.

The Least Grebe has neck color of steely-grey.

Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Least Grebe

Pictures of the Least Grebe

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Least Grebe, Least Grebe by Andy Morffew, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Least Grebe, Least Grebe Family by stevehfung, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Least Grebe, Least Grebes by Andy Morffew, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Least Grebe, Least Grebe by YoungSue, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Least Grebe, Least Grebe by danpvdb, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Least Grebe, Least Grebe by YoungSue, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Least Grebe, Least Grebes by Andy Morffew, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Least Grebe, Least Grebe by btrentler, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Least Grebe
adult Least Grebe, GREBE, LEAST (11-2-10) adult, pena blanca lake, scc, az -13 by sloalan, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Least Grebe
juvenile Least Grebe, Pied-billed Grebe (Juvenile) with Red Swamp Crayfish Lunch by Becky Matsubara, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Least Grebe
juvenile Least Grebe, Pied-billed Grebe (Juvenile) with Red Swamp Crayfish Lunch by Becky Matsubara, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Least Grebe
juvenile Least Grebe, Pied-billed Grebe (Juvenile) with Red Swamp Crayfish Lunch by Becky Matsubara, from flickr, licensed under CC

Feeding Behavior of the Least Grebe

scavenges in various ways.

dives and swims underwater in search of prey, catches insects floating on the water`s surface, or takes them from vegetation near the water.

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What the Least Grebe Likes to Eat

The Least Grebe feeds on the following:

  • insects (aquatic beetles, waterbugs, dragonfly larvae and adults)
  • small crustaceans
  • spiders
  • tadpoles
  • small fish.

Where To Find the Least Grebe

You can find the Least Grebe in the following habitats:

  • Ponds
  • marshes
  • freshwater ponds
  • ditches
  • brackish marshes
  • lakes
  • slow-moving rivers
  • mangrove swamps