Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis. It is a small grebe. It has a short, upturned beak, a steep forehead and a triangular crest. Sometimes it resembles a little grebe by fluffing up its back feathers. In breeding costume (including the front of the neck), it is generally black, the ear coverts are golden, and the flanks are dark reddish brown. The black-necked grebe breeds in lakes and large ponds with extensive vegetation and on the edges of marshes, especially reed beds and water bodies. It feeds on aquatic and terrestrial insects and their larvae, small aquatic crustaceans and, to a lesser extent, fish, by simply immersing its head in the water. Outside of the breeding season, it lives a scattered life, almost exclusively singly or in pairs.
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