Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (66)
- Subspecies (3)
Francesc Llimona, Josep del Hoyo, David Christie, Francesc Jutglar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 10, 2014
Text last updated May 10, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kuifkopdobbertjie |
| Albanian | Kredharaku i madh |
| Arabic | غطاس متوج |
| Armenian | Մեծ սուզակ |
| Assamese | বৰডুবি |
| Asturian | Somorguyu crestudu |
| Azerbaijani | Böyük batağan |
| Bangla (India) | খোপাডুবি |
| Basque | Murgil handia |
| Bulgarian | Голям гмурец |
| Catalan | cabussó emplomallat |
| Chinese | 冠鸊鷉 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 鳳頭鸊鷉 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 凤头䴙䴘 |
| Croatian | ćubasti gnjurac |
| Czech | potápka roháč |
| Danish | Toppet Lappedykker |
| Dutch | Fuut |
| English | Great Crested Grebe |
| English (AVI) | Great Crested Grebe |
| English (United States) | Great Crested Grebe |
| Estonian | tuttpütt |
| Faroese | Kambsgjør |
| Finnish | silkkiuikku |
| French | Grèbe huppé |
| French (Canada) | Grèbe huppé |
| Galician | Mergullón cristado |
| Georgian | დიდი მურტალა (დიდი კოკონა) |
| German | Haubentaucher |
| Greek | Σκουφοβουτηχτάρι |
| Gujarati | મોટી ચોટીલી ડૂબકી |
| Hebrew | טבלן מצויץ |
| Hindi | शिवा डुबडुबी |
| Hungarian | Búbos vöcsök |
| Icelandic | Toppgoði |
| Indonesian | Titihan jambul |
| Italian | Svasso maggiore |
| Japanese | カンムリカイツブリ |
| Kazakh | Үлкен сұқсыр |
| Korean | 뿔논병아리 |
| Kyrgyz | Чоң арам өрдөк |
| Ladakhi | ཅང་ག་རག་རྩེ། |
| Latvian | Cekuldūkuris |
| Lithuanian | Ausuotasis kragas |
| Maori | Pūteketeke | Great Crested Grebe |
| Mongolian | Отгот шунгуур |
| Nepali (India) | सीउरे ड़ूब्लुकी चरा |
| Nepali (Nepal) | सिउरे डुबुल्कीचरा |
| Norwegian | toppdykker |
| Persian | کشیم کاکلی (بزرگ) |
| Polish | perkoz dwuczuby |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Mergulhão-de-poupa |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Mergulhão-de-crista |
| Punjabi (India) | ਤੁਰ੍ਹਲੇਵਾਲੀ ਡੁਬਕਣੀ |
| Romanian | Corcodel mare |
| Russian | Чомга |
| Serbian | Ćubasti gnjurac |
| Slovak | potápka chochlatá |
| Slovenian | Čopasti ponirek |
| Spanish | Somormujo Lavanco |
| Spanish (Spain) | Somormujo lavanco |
| Swedish | skäggdopping |
| Thai | นกเป็ดผีใหญ่ |
| Turkish | Bahri |
| Ukrainian | Пірникоза велика |
| Zulu | ivukelikhulu |
Podiceps cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Colymbus cristatus
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.135.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Sweden.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PODICEPS
- podiceps
- cristatum / cristatus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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Introduction
Subspecies
SUBSPECIES
Podiceps cristatus cristatus Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Palearctic S from c. 66° N, and locally to N India; winters in coastal zones, mainly in S of range.
Podiceps cristatus cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Colymbus cristatus
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.135.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Sweden.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PODICEPS
- podiceps
- cristatum / cristatus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Podiceps cristatus infuscatus Scientific name definitions
Distribution
scattered populations in E and S Africa.
Podiceps cristatus infuscatus Salvadori, 1884
PROTONYM:
Podiceps infuscatus
Salvadori, 1884. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 21, p.251.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Lake Kilole, Ethiopia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PODICEPS
- podiceps
- cristatum / cristatus
- infuscata / infuscatum / infuscatus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Podiceps cristatus australis Scientific name definitions
Distribution
SW and SE Australia, Tasmania, and S New Zealand (South I).
Podiceps cristatus australis Gould, 1844
PROTONYM:
Podiceps Australis
Gould, 1844. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, p. 135.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'Australia and Van Diemen's Land.' Type from New Zealand, fide Mathews, 1911, Birds Australia, 1, pp. 268-269.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PODICEPS
- podiceps
- cristatum / cristatus
- australe / australis
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Great Crested Grebe
