Grebe : Podicipediformes

Grebes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae
Genera Podiceps Tachybaptus Podilymbus Aechmophorus Poliocephalus Rollandia

Grebes are members of the Podicipedidae, a widely distributed family of freshwater diving birds, some of which visit the sea when migrating and in winter.

These birds have lobed toes and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, they are quite ungainly on land. They leave the water only to nest, walking very short distances upright like penguins.

Most have distinctive breeding plumages, and the young of the Podiceps grebes are often striped.

Species include

Genus Podiceps

• Red-necked Grebe, Podiceps grisegena
• Great Crested Grebe, Podiceps cristatus
• Slavonian Grebe or Horned Grebe, Podiceps auritus
• Black-necked Grebe or Eared Grebe, Podiceps nigricollis
• Great Grebe Podiceps major
• Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis
• Junin Flightless Grebe Podiceps taczanowskii
• Hooded Grebe Podiceps gallardoi

Genus Tachybaptus

• Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
• Australasian Grebe[?] Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
• Madagascar Grebe Tachybaptus pelzelnii
• Rusty Grebe Tachybaptus rufolavatus
• Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus

Genus Aechmorphorus

• Western Grebe Aechmorphorus occidentalis
• Clark's Grebe Aechmorphorus clarkii

Genus Rollandia

• White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland
• Titicaca Flightless Grebe Rollandia microptera

Genus Poliocephalus

• Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus
• New Zealand Grebe Poliocephalus rufopectus

Genus Podilymbus

• Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps