Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegena(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) Red-necked Grebe
The Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) 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 grisegena
- Family
- Podicipedidae (Grebes)
- Order
- Podicipediformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-necked Grebe
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Podiceps grisegena grisegena
- Podiceps grisegena holbollii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Colymbus grisegena
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- no locality; France designated by Hartert et al, 1912, Hand-list Brit. Birds, p. 157.
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.55
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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