The Sungrebe is a small aquatic bird with a long, slender bill and yellow-and-black-banded lobed toes. It hides along quiet, heavily vegetated waterways and may dive when threatened.
It is a small waterbird with a long, slender bill and lobed toes that are yellow with black bands. It resembles a grebe at first glance but is more closely related to rails.
It uses lowland freshwater ponds, lakes, and quiet streams with abundant waterside vegetation. It may dive to escape danger, and the male carries newly hatched young in wing pockets.
It swims with a slight head-jerking motion. When disturbed, it may fly low over the water or climb into low branches and tangles.
It has a black crown and hindneck with a white eyebrow. The upperparts are mainly olive-brown and the underparts white; the broad black tail has fine white tips.
The head and neck have bold stripes. Males have white cheeks, while females have orangish cheeks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.