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Magellanic Plover
Pluvianellus socialis G.R.Gray, 1846
Pluvianellus socialis is a distinctive wader similar to turnstones, breeding inland in southern Argentina and wintering on the coast.
Egyptian Plover
Pluvianus aegyptius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pluvianus aegyptius, the Egyptian plover, is a distinctive Sub-Saharan African river bird that eats small invertebrates.
Pacific Loon
Gavia pacifica (Lawrence, 1858)
Gavia pacifica, the Pacific loon, is a water bird with specific physical traits, habitat needs, and a North Asian and North American range.
Yellow-billed Loon
Gavia adamsii (G.R.Gray, 1859)
Gavia adamsii, the yellow-billed loon, is the largest loon, an Arctic species that breeds in the far north and winters in northern coastal waters.
Arctic Loon
Gavia arctica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Gavia arctica, the black-throated loon, is a waterbird with described plumage and ranges across northern Eurasia and Alaska, wintering on temperate coasts.
Common Loon
Gavia immer (Brunnich, 1764)
Gavia immer, the common loon, is a large diver native to the Nearctic with shifting breeding ranges and multiple human-caused threats.
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellata (Pontoppidan, 1763)
The red-throated loon (Gavia stellata) is the smallest loon, an aquatic fish-eating bird breeding in Arctic northern regions and wintering in northern coasts.
Eared Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis C.L.Brehm, 1831
Podiceps nigricollis, the black-necked grebe, is a small waterbird with three recognized subspecies that breed and winter across Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas.
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Podiceps cristatus, the great crested grebe, is the largest Old World grebe with distinctive plumage across three main subspecies.
Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Podiceps auritus, the horned grebe, is a small waterbird with distinct breeding and non-breeding plumage.
Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegena (Boddaert, 1783)
Podiceps grisegena, the red-necked grebe, is a medium-large migratory grebe found across the Northern Hemisphere.
Silvery Grebe
Podiceps occipitalis Garnot, 1826
Podiceps occipitalis (silvery grebe) is a small grebe with two plumage-varying subspecies found in western South America.
Hooded Grebe
Podiceps gallardoi Rumboll, 1974
The hooded grebe (Podiceps gallardoi) is a medium-sized, black-and-white Critically Endangered grebe found in southern Argentina.
Great Grebe
Podiceps major (Boddaert, 1783)
Podiceps major, the great grebe, is a large distinctive grebe that lives in a range of open wetland and coastal habitats across its range.
New Zealand Grebe
Poliocephalus rufopectus (G.R.Gray, 1843)
The New Zealand grebe (*Poliocephalus rufopectus*) is a small waterbird currently found mostly in New Zealand's North Island.
Hoary-headed Grebe
Poliocephalus poliocephalus (Jardine & Selby, 1827)
Poliocephalus poliocephalus, the hoary-headed grebe, is a small waterbird found mainly across Australia that feeds on aquatic arthropods.
Clark's Grebe
Aechmophorus clarkii (Lawrence, 1858)
Clark's grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii) is a waterbird closely related to the western grebe, found in western North America.
Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis (Lawrence, 1858)
Aechmophorus occidentalis, the western grebe, is the largest North American grebe, widespread in western North America.
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pallas, 1764)
Tachybaptus ruficollis, the little grebe, is a small water bird with distinct plumage traits and a wide breeding range across Europe, Asia and Africa.
Least Grebe
Tachybaptus dominicus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Tachybaptus dominicus, the least grebe, is the smallest grebe species with specific plumage traits that lives in a range of American wetlands.
Australasian Grebe
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826)
The Australasian grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae) is a small common waterbird of the grebe family found in Australasia and nearby Pacific islands.
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) is a small brown water bird found across the Americas, with distinct physical features and habitat preferences.
Titicaca Grebe
Rollandia microptera (Gould, 1868)
Rollandia microptera, the Titicaca flightless grebe, is a mid-sized flightless South American grebe found in shallow lake habitats around Lake Titicaca.
White-tufted Grebe
Rollandia rolland (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Rollandia rolland, the white-tufted grebe, is a South American water bird with distinct plumage differences by season.
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