Great Grebe
Podiceps major(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) Great Grebe
The Great Grebe (Podiceps major) 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 major
- Family
- Podicipedidae (Grebes)
- Order
- Podicipediformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Great Grebe
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Podiceps major major
- Podiceps major navasi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Colymbus major
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- Cayenne; error.
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.24
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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