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title: "Roodhalsfuut"
description: "Podiceps grisegena — Vogels. The red-necked grebe (Podiceps grisegena) is an aquatic bird found in the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/red-necked-grebe
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Roodhalsfuut

> Podiceps grisegena — Vogels. The red-necked grebe (Podiceps grisegena) is an aquatic bird found in the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere.

- Scientific name: *Podiceps grisegena*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 20978
- Wikidata: [Q179919](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q179919)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4224](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4224)

## Names

- en: Red-necked Grebe
- de: Rothalstaucher
- es: Somormujo cuellirrojo
- fr: Grèbe jougris
- nl: Roodhalsfuut
- pt: Mergulhão-de-pescoço-vermelho
- pl: Perkoz rdzawoszyi

## Countries with the most observations

CA (9607), US (5460), RU (1437), DE (552), DK (520), FI (301), SE (187), UA (146), GB (123), PL (120), IT (118), FR (105)

## Summary

The red-necked grebe (Podiceps grisegena) is an aquatic bird found in the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. A migratory bird, its wintering habitat is largely restricted to calm waters just beyond the waves around ocean coasts, although some birds may winter on large lakes. Grebes prefer shallow bodies of fresh water such as lakes, marshes or fish-ponds as breeding sites.
The red-necked grebe is a fairly drab dusky-grey bird in winter. During the breeding season, it acquires the distinctive red neck plumage, black cap and contrasting pale grey face from which its name was derived. It also has an elaborate…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-necked_grebe

## Photo

![Roodhalsfuut](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-necked-grebe/medium.jpg)

Photo: suestew101 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/330536616

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-necked-grebe?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).