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Magellanic Plover
Pluvianellus socialis G.R.Gray, 1846
Pluvianellus socialis is a distinctive wader similar to turnstones, breeding inl…
Egyptian Plover
Pluvianus aegyptius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pluvianus aegyptius, the Egyptian plover, is a distinctive Sub-Saharan African r…
Pacific Loon
Gavia pacifica (Lawrence, 1858)
Gavia pacifica, the Pacific loon, is a water bird with specific physical traits,…
Yellow-billed Loon
Gavia adamsii (G.R.Gray, 1859)
Gavia adamsii, the yellow-billed loon, is the largest loon, an Arctic species th…
Arctic Loon
Gavia arctica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Gavia arctica, the black-throated loon, is a waterbird with described plumage an…
Common Loon
Gavia immer (Brunnich, 1764)
Gavia immer, the common loon, is a large diver native to the Nearctic with shift…
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellata (Pontoppidan, 1763)
The red-throated loon (Gavia stellata) is the smallest loon, an aquatic fish-eat…
Eared Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis C.L.Brehm, 1831
Podiceps nigricollis, the black-necked grebe, is a small waterbird with three re…
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Podiceps cristatus, the great crested grebe, is the largest Old World grebe with…
Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Podiceps auritus, the horned grebe, is a small waterbird with distinct breeding …
Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegena (Boddaert, 1783)
Podiceps grisegena, the red-necked grebe, is a medium-large migratory grebe foun…
Silvery Grebe
Podiceps occipitalis Garnot, 1826
Podiceps occipitalis (silvery grebe) is a small grebe with two plumage-varying s…
Hooded Grebe
Podiceps gallardoi Rumboll, 1974
The hooded grebe (Podiceps gallardoi) is a medium-sized, black-and-white Critica…
Great Grebe
Podiceps major (Boddaert, 1783)
Podiceps major, the great grebe, is a large distinctive grebe that lives in a ra…
New Zealand Grebe
Poliocephalus rufopectus (G.R.Gray, 1843)
The New Zealand grebe (*Poliocephalus rufopectus*) is a small waterbird currentl…
Hoary-headed Grebe
Poliocephalus poliocephalus (Jardine & Selby, 1827)
Poliocephalus poliocephalus, the hoary-headed grebe, is a small waterbird found …
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii (Lawrence, 1858)
Clark's grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii) is a waterbird closely related to the weste…
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis (Lawrence, 1858)
Aechmophorus occidentalis, the western grebe, is the largest North American greb…
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pallas, 1764)
Tachybaptus ruficollis, the little grebe, is a small water bird with distinct pl…
Least Grebe
Tachybaptus dominicus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Tachybaptus dominicus, the least grebe, is the smallest grebe species with speci…
Australasian Grebe
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826)
The Australasian grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae) is a small common waterbird…
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) is a small brown water bird found across…
Titicaca Grebe
Rollandia microptera (Gould, 1868)
Rollandia microptera, the Titicaca flightless grebe, is a mid-sized flightless S…
White-tufted Grebe
Rollandia rolland (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Rollandia rolland, the white-tufted grebe, is a South American water bird with d…
