What is Great crested grebe?
{{Taxobox | name = Great crested grebe | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | image = Podiceps cristatus 2 - Lake Dulverton.jpg | image_caption = Adult great crested grebe, with ear-tufts up | image_width = 270px | image2 = Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) (W1CDR0001488 BD4).ogg | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[bird|Aves]] | ordo = [[grebe|Podicipediformes]] | familia = [[Podicipedidae]] | genus = ''Podiceps'' | binomial = ''Podiceps cristatus'' | binomial_authority = ([[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1758)}} [[File:Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) in the wild.webm |thumb |Podiceps cristatus]] [[File:GreatCrestedGrebes.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Great crested grebes have a beautiful courtship display. Notice chicks on mother's back, and small gift brought by the male.]] [[File:Чомга-мать кормит своего утёнка плотвичкой, Царицыно.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Great Grebe mother feeds her duckling with a roach]] [[File:Podiceps cristatus juv.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The young grebe is coloured quite differently]] [[File:Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) (1).jpg|thumb|right|250px|Grebes in dance mode]] [[File:Great Crested Grebe.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Grebe on nest]] [[File:Podiceps cristatus MHNT.ZOO.2010.11.38.1.jpg|thumb|left| ''Podiceps cristatus'']] The '''great crested grebe''' or '''pūteketeke''' is a water [[bird]]. It is a member of the [[grebe]] family. Its [[scientific name]] is ''Podiceps cristatus''. == Description == The great crested grebe is a medium sized bird. It is 46–51&nbsp;cm long. Its [[wingspan]] (both wings open) is 59–73&nbsp;cm long. The bird is [[white]], [[brown]] and black, and it has [[Orange (color)|orange]] [[Crest (feathers)|crest]] [[feathers]] on its head. It has a long, sharp pink bill. Baby great crested grebe have black and white [[wikt:stripe|stripes]] on their heads. == Habitat and behaviour == The great crested grebe is found in [[Europe]], [[Asia]], [[Africa]] and [[Australia]]. It is the biggest grebe in Europe. It lives in [