Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Pied-billed Grebe
The Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 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
- Podilymbus podiceps
- Family
- Podicipedidae (Grebes)
- Order
- Podicipediformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Pied-billed Grebe
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Podilymbus podiceps podiceps
- Podilymbus podiceps antillarum
- Podilymbus podiceps antarcticus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Colymbus Podiceps
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Carolina; restricted to South Carolina by Amer. Ornith. Union, 1931, Checklist North Amer. Birds, ed. 4, p. 5.
- 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.136
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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