Maps of the birds of the Western Palearctic Region

Podiceps grisegena
Reedy lakes, large ponds, quiet rivers. From Sweden and s Finland se across nw,c Russia n to Ural Mts. and Ob R. drainage and se to Caspian and Aral sea areas and n Kirghiz steppes, to w China in nw Sinkiang, s to the Balkans, Turkey, nw Iran, Caucasus, Transcaucasus; c,e Siberia to Kamchatka and Sakhalin, Manchuria and n Japan on Hokkaido.
N. America from w,c Alaska, c Yukon, nw,s Mackenzie, nw Saskatchewan, c Manitoba and w,sc Ontario s to St. Lawrence I. (formerly ?), Alaska Peninsula, c Washington, sw Oregon, n Montana,
nw Wyoming, ne S. Dakota, sc Minnesota, n Michigan, s Quebec and
n New England.

Podiceps auritus
Marshes, ponds, lakes, streams. From Iceland, n British Isles and Scandinavia e across c Russia and c Siberia to Kamchatka, s to Kirghiz steppes, w China in w Sinkiang and s Siberia from Altai to Amurland, Sakhalin. N. America from c Alaska, n Yukon, nw,s Mackenzie, s Keewatin and n Manitoba s to e Washington, n Utah, nw Nebraska, ne Iowa, n Illinois, n Indiana, s Ontario, s Quebec and s New England. Has recently disappeared from most of U.S. breeding range.

Podiceps nigricollis
Large reedy lakes, ponds, saltmarsh, lagoons. From British Isles, s Sweden, n Norway and continental Europe e across c Russia to w,ne China and sw,se Siberia; s to n Tunisia, Spain, c France, Balkans, Turkey, Iraq, e Iran, Trancaucasus and Kazakhstan. E,s Africa in c Ethiopia, Uganda and rift valley lakes of c Kenya and n Tanzania; w Namibia, se Botswana, w Zimbabwe and S. Africa. From sc British Columbia, s Yukon, c Alberta, c Saskatchewan, sw Manitoba, w Minnesota and ne Illinois s to n Baja Calif., c Arizona, c,ne New Mexico, sc Texas and c Oklahoma, and Mexico s to Jalisco and Puebla.