Latin Name Podiceps Cristatus

Habitat Inland waterways

Size Smaller than a duck.

Appearance Long white neck and underbody. Brown back, orange brown crest and ear tufts.
Beak: Dagger like.

Call Low and growling.

Eggs 3-5 medium sized. Hatched by both male and female birds.

Relationship with man Hunted for food. Tastes similar to duck.

Migration Asia and Southern Europe.

photo : Alain Fossé