Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Great Crested Grebe
The Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) 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 Podicipedidae (Grebes) in the order Podicipediformes.
- Scientific name
- Podiceps cristatus
- Family
- Podicipedidae (Grebes)
- Order
- Podicipediformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Great Crested Grebe
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Podiceps cristatus cristatus
- Podiceps cristatus infuscatus
- Podiceps cristatus australis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Colymbus cristatus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Sweden.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.135
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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