The Seasonal Birds Geumgang Birdwatch Observatory Movement of the Seasonal Birds The Upper Part of the Estuary Bank The Lower Part of the Estuary Bank Eoeun-ri Tidal Flat Paper Corea Woods Yubudo Island Napo Crossfield   [Great crested grebe] Podiceps cristatus cristatus (LINNAEUS) Features: The color of the brow of male and female, the crown of the head, back head is black with glossy green tint. The color from back head to the upper part of neck is white. The color is the bottom of chin, throat, forehead, and the lower side of neck is silky white. the side is reddish brown. The tail is black, but some of the feathers are white or brown. The big feathers and the middle feathers covering wings are black brown. The small feathers covering wings are white. The upper beak is dark brown or light red, and the lower beak is dark red. The legs are black. Mode of life: One or a group of 2-3 of them can be found at lakes and estuaries. One or a pair of them live the life on the water soaking their body including so far as their back into water. Call: Females and males have the same note like "kit-kit-kit", and the males fighting a battle are heard "boo-boo" while the chickens are heard "peeyo-peeyo". Breeding place: They breed among the field of reeds and the surface or edge of water thick with rushes. They have the plate-shaped nest.. Breeding time : They breed among the field of reeds and the surface or edge of water thick with rushes. They have the plate-shaped nest. Breeding time: They breed from May till early in August, and the number of eggs of the same litter is 3-5. The color of the eggs is blue or pure white. They are long ovals. Some males and females brood over their eggs for hatching together, but usually females do that. They cover their nest with water grass to hide it when they leave their nest. The eggs hatch out 21-28 days after they start brooding over their eggs for hatching. The chickens are covered with pinfeathers Taste : They usually live on fishes, but sometimes they have Urodela, Anura, Gastropoda of Mollusca, Carabidae, the larvae of dragonflies, cicadas, and the bud of reed. Range: They can be found in Turkistan, Tibet, the southern part of China, Mongolia, Manchuria, and Ussuri. In winter, they go to the Mediterranean Sea, Persia, Gulf, the northern part of India, Myanmar, the southern part of China, Korea and Japan to pass the winter.
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