A small diver with grey-brown plumage and a slightly upturned bill. The throat becomes red in summer breeding plumage.
Its plumage is grey-brown and the bill tilts slightly upward. The red throat is a feature of summer breeding plumage.
It dives for small fish. In Britain, it breeds on small lakes near the sea and spends winter around the coast. It moves awkwardly on land and comes ashore to breed.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.