48.5 cm
66 cm
Typical representative
Uniformly scaled by bill-tip-to-rear-body total length; the pose is not stretched to every descriptive dimension.
Representative Adult Great Crested Grebe
A representative adult Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) in breeding plumage, shown in a natural isolated swimming side profile and a true head-on flight view with fully spread wings. The selected comparison uses a 0.485 m length, a 0.66 m wingspan and an approximate 1.0 kg mass.
Dimensions
- Height
- 42 cm
- Length
- 48.5 cm
- Width
- 66 cm
- Weight
- 1 kg
Quick facts
- Length
- 0.485 m
- Wingspan
- 0.66 m
- Weight
- about 1.0 kg
- Scientific name
- Podiceps cristatus
Representative Adult Great Crested Grebe · Size infographic
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Sources and measurement33 References
Dimensions were cross-checked against independent sources before publication.
Measurement basis
The side view uses a natural swimming posture without depicted water because a land stance is not neutral for this rear-legged diving bird. Front scale uses full wingspan.