Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus
1884 / 11068
Illustration · not to scale
- Body length
- 50 cm
- Body Mass
- 731 g
- Wingspan
- 88 cm
- Diet
- Aquatic prey
- Migration
- Resident
⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale
ATK
111
Dagger-like or spear bill specialized for precision thrusts and instantaneous underwater strike acceleration (ATK 111).
DEF
86
Tightly preened water-repellent oiled plumage resisting freezing currents and dive water resistance (DEF 86).
* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.
🌍 Range & Habitat
3 · Subspecies & regional ranges
- Podiceps cristatus cristatus
Eurasia from nw Europe, s Scandinavia to s Spain through s Russia and n, wc Mongolia, and n Afghanistan, locally in nw India, to ne Russia, n Honshu (nc Japan) and ne China
- Podiceps cristatus infuscatus
montane lakes of Eritrea, Ethiopia and East Africa; also s Africa
- Podiceps cristatus australis
sw, se, e Australia, Tasmania and South I. (New Zealand)
Sources & credits
📖 Open Full Article on Wikipedia- IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗
- AVONET ↗
- Body length: Wikipedia ↗
- Bird illustration credits ↗ · huashu-bird-sticker · CC BY 2.0
