Sungrebe
Heliornis fulica(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) Sungrebe
The Sungrebe (Heliornis fulica) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Heliornithidae (Finfoots) in the order Gruiformes.
Range: tropical lowlands of southern Mexico to northeastern Argentina and BrazilRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Heliornis fulica
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sungrebe
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Colymbus fulica
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- Cayenne, ex Daubenton, pi. 893.
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.54
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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