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Category:Podicipediformes - BirdForum Opus

Order: Podicipediformes

Description

Grebes

Taxonomy

Podicipediformes is a monotypic order in the class Aves. The closest relatives of Grebes are the Flamingos (Phoenicopteriformes) according to a recent study1.

References

  1. Hackett et al. A phylogenetic study of birds reveal their evolutionary history. Science 320:1763-1768.


Order Podicipediformes viewedit

Family Podicipedidae viewedit

Genus Rollandia viewedit
R. rolland White-tufted Grebe
R. microptera Titicaca Grebe

Genus Tachybaptus viewedit
Skull t.png T. rufolavatus
Alaotra Grebe Skull t.png
T. ruficollis Little Grebe
T. novaehollandiae Australasian Grebe
T. pelzelnii Madagascar Grebe
T. dominicus Least Grebe

Genus Podilymbus viewedit
P. podiceps Pied-billed Grebe
Skull t.png P. gigas
Atitlan Grebe Skull t.png

Genus Poliocephalus viewedit
P. poliocephalus Hoary-headed Grebe
P. rufopectus New Zealand Grebe

Genus Podiceps viewedit
P. major Great Grebe
P. auritus Horned Grebe
P. grisegena Red-necked Grebe
P. cristatus Great Crested Grebe
P. nigricollis Black-necked Grebe
Skull t.png P. andinus
Colombian Grebe Skull t.png
P. occipitalis Silvery Grebe
P. taczanowskii Junin Grebe
P. gallardoi Hooded Grebe

Genus Aechmophorus viewedit
A. occidentalis Western Grebe
A. clarkii Clark's Grebe

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