---
title: "Perkoz złotoczuby"
description: "Podiceps occipitalis — Ptaki. The silvery grebe (Podiceps occipitalis) is a species of grebe in the family Podicipedidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/silvery-grebe
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Perkoz złotoczuby

> Podiceps occipitalis — Ptaki. The silvery grebe (Podiceps occipitalis) is a species of grebe in the family Podicipedidae.

- Scientific name: *Podiceps occipitalis*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 2495
- Wikidata: [Q994488](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q994488)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4227](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4227)

## Names

- en: Silvery Grebe
- de: Inkataucher
- es: Macá plateado
- fr: Grèbe aux belles joues
- nl: Zilverfuut
- pl: Perkoz złotoczuby

## Countries with the most observations

AR (1451), CL (594), EC (166), PE (112), BO (53), FK (13), BR (6), UY (4)

## Summary

The silvery grebe (Podiceps occipitalis) is a species of grebe in the family Podicipedidae. It is found in the western and southern part of South America where it inhabits lakes and other types of open wetlands. There are two subspecies, which by some recent authorities are considered separate species.

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

## Photo

![Perkoz złotoczuby](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/silvery-grebe/medium.jpg)

Photo: NINA WENÓLI · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/82416236

## Machine access

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