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Species › Birds

Black-necked Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis

Order
Podicipediformes
Family
Podicipedidae
Presence in the Strait
Seasonal
Abundance
rare
Protection in Spain
Special protection (List)
In Spanish
Zampullín cuellinegro

38% of its open observations in the area are from January.

Photograph: Original: Stephan Sprinz; this edit: MPF, CC BY 4.0, vía Wikimedia Commons

Length
28–34 cm
Wingspan
56–60 cm
Weight
307 g
0204060LENGTH28–34 cmWINGSPAN56–60 cmcentimetres

Presence in the Strait

Rare winter visitor found on the coasts of the Bay of Algeciras between November and February. Breeding ceased from the middle of the last Century when La Janda dried out; at that time it was the most abundant of the group.

Identification

Bill tiny, uptilted to a sharp point. In winter black on face reaches below its red eye, contrasting somewhat with white round Podicipedidae ad.W ad.E Zampullín Común juv. ad.W juv. ad.E Somormujo Lavanco ad.E Zampullín Cuellinegro ad.W earcoverts and on neck.

Movements

Migration is inconspicuous. There have been records of single birds outside the Bay in January, February, April and September.

Bioestrecho editorial text. Last revised: 8 September 2026.

Gallery

Photographs from iNaturalist observations with the licence checked file by file. Those marked “Strait” were taken within the area; place and date are those of each observation.