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Podiceps auritus, Print, The horned grebe or Slavonian grebe (Podiceps auritus) is a relatively small waterbird in the family Podicipedidae. There are two known subspecies: P. a. auritus, which breeds in Eurasia, and P. a. cornutus, which breeds in North America. The Eurasian subspecies is distributed over most of northern Europe and Asia, breeding from Greenland to western China. The North American subspecies spans most of Canada and some of the United States. The species got its name from large patches of yellowish feathers located behind the eyes, called "horns.

Podiceps auritus, Print, The horned grebe or Slavonian grebe (Podiceps auritus) is a relatively small waterbird in the family Podicipedidae. There are two known subspecies: P. a. auritus, which breeds in Eurasia, and P. a. cornutus, which breeds in North America. The Eurasian subspecies is distributed over most of northern Europe and Asia, breeding from Greenland to western China. The North American subspecies spans most of Canada and some of the United States. The species got its name from large patches of yellowish feathers located behind the eyes, called "horns.
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Podiceps auritus, Print, The horned grebe or Slavonian grebe (Podiceps auritus) is a relatively small waterbird in the family Podicipedidae. There are two known subspecies: P. a. auritus, which breeds in Eurasia, and P. a. cornutus, which breeds in North America. The Eurasian subspecies is distributed over most of northern Europe and Asia, breeding from Greenland to western China. The North American subspecies spans most of Canada and some of the United States. The species got its name from large patches of yellowish feathers located behind the eyes, called "horns
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A • ASIA • AURITUS • BREEDING • BREEDS • CANADA • CORNUTUS • DISTRIBUTED • EEUU • EURASIA • EURASIAN SUBSPECIES • EYE • EYEBALLS • EYES • FAMILIAR • FAMILY • GREENLAND • GREENLAND: GRL • HORNED GREBE • HORNS • LARGE PATCHES • NAME • NORTH AMERICA • NORTH AMERICAN SUBSPECIES SPANS • NORTHERN EUROPE • P • PODICEPS AURITUS • PODICIPEDIDAE • PRINT • RACES • RELATIVELY SMALL WATERBIRD • REPRODUCTION • SLAVONIAN GREBE • SPECIES GOT • SUBSPECIES • TWO • UNITED STATES • WESTERN CHINA • YELLOWISH FEATHERS LOCATED