Evidence found
255,926 records across 27 countries and territories, 1790–2026.
Podiceps auritus · GBIF taxon key 2482059
Where has the Horned Grebe been recorded?
Podiceps auritus occurrence evidence comes from 255,926 records in 27 countries and territories, from 1790 to 2026. Most records come from Sweden.
- 255,926 records
- 27 places
- 160 years recorded
- Aves class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-08-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: May.
8 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
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Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
17902026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Horned Grebe has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Horned Grebe. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 244,958 | |
| United States | 6,106 | |
| Belgium | 3,387 | |
| Canada | 1,042 | |
| Russia | 106 | |
| Austria | 102 | |
| United Kingdom | 93 | |
| Mongolia | 35 | |
| Netherlands | 15 | |
| South Korea | 14 | |
| Germany | 12 | |
| Iceland | 11 | |
| Finland | 8 | |
| Estonia | 6 | |
| Norway | 6 | |
| Denmark | 3 | |
| Spain | 3 | |
| France | 3 | |
| Italy | 3 | |
| Luxembourg | 2 | |
| Mexico | 2 | |
| Czechia | 1 | |
| Greenland | 1 | |
| Japan | 1 | |
| Romania | 1 | |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | |
| ZZ | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Podicipedidae.
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783,239 records
Little Grebe
390,783 records
Eared Grebe
65,983 records
Pied-billed Grebe
20,458 records
Least Grebe
1,330 records
Australasian Grebe
716 records
White-tufted Grebe
307 records
Silvery Grebe
168 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.