horned grebe

horned grebe
noun
: a grebe (Podiceps auritis) that is widely distributed in northern parts of the northern hemisphere, is chiefly dark above and silky white below, and is distinguished when in breeding plumage by a glossy black head banded on either side with gold which encloses the eye and terminates in a brief ear tuft

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n. a North American and northern Eurasian grebe with reddish underparts and a black and gold crest. ● Podiceps auritus, family Podicipedidae

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