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title: "Great Grebe"
description: "Podiceps major — Aves. The great grebe (Podiceps major) is the largest species of grebe in the world."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/great-grebe
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Great Grebe

> Podiceps major — Aves. The great grebe (Podiceps major) is the largest species of grebe in the world.

- Scientific name: *Podiceps major*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 5723
- Wikidata: [Q1193343](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1193343)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4229](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4229)

## Names

- en: Great Grebe
- de: Magellantaucher
- es: Macá grande
- fr: Grand grèbe
- nl: Grote fuut
- pl: Perkoz olbrzymi

## Countries with the most observations

AR (3740), CL (1143), UY (253), PE (233), BR (206), EC (3)

## Summary

The great grebe (Podiceps major) is the largest species of grebe in the world. A disjunct population exists in northwestern Peru, while the main distribution is from extreme southeastern Brazil to Patagonia and central Chile. The population from southern Chile is considered a separate subspecies, P. m. navasi.

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

## Photo

![Great Grebe](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/great-grebe/medium.jpg)

Photo: Diego Carús · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17803850

## Machine access

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