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Typical Grebes
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Typical Grebes

Podiceps

Podiceps is a genus of birds in the grebe family. The genus name comes from Latin podicis, "vent" and pes, "foot", and is a reference to the placement of a grebe's legs towards the rear of its body.

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9 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 8 known species

Great Crested Grebe

speciesPodiceps cristatus

Eared Grebe

speciesPodiceps nigricollis

Horned Grebe

speciesPodiceps auritus

Red-necked Grebe

speciesPodiceps grisegena

Great Grebe

speciesPodiceps major

Silvery Grebe

speciesPodiceps occipitalis

Hooded Grebe

speciesPodiceps gallardoi

Junín Grebe

speciesPodiceps taczanowskii

Colombian Grebe

speciesPodiceps andinus

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Typical Grebes in The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Vol. 1

The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Vol. 1

Mark Catesby · 1777 · p.290

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 4204.