Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Brehm, CL, 1831

Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae Status: Vagrant to Madeira

Podiceps nigricollis Biometrics

Wingspan: 56 - 60 cm (Beaman & Madge, 2011)
Total length: 28 - 34 cm (Beaman & Madge, 2011)
Weight: 250 - 350 g (Hume, 2002)

Status

Madeira local status by Correia-Fagundes et al, 2021: Exceptional
Madeira local status by Romano et al, 2010: Exceptional
Madeira local status by Zino et al, 1995: Exceptional
Conservation status by the IUCN Red List Categories, 2013: Least Concern ver 3.1

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