Great Grebe Podiceps major Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (28)
- Subspecies (2)
Francesc Llimona, Josep del Hoyo, Francesc Jutglar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 10, 2015
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 10, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | potápka velká |
| Dutch | Grote Fuut |
| English | Great Grebe |
| English (United States) | Great Grebe |
| Finnish | isouikku |
| French | Grand Grèbe |
| French (French Guiana) | Grand Grèbe |
| German | Magellantaucher |
| Icelandic | Hauggoði |
| Japanese | オオカイツブリ |
| Norwegian | spydnebbdykker |
| Polish | perkoz olbrzymi |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | mergulhão-grande |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Mergulhão-grande |
| Russian | Магелланова поганка |
| Serbian | Veliki gnjurac |
| Slovak | potápka dlhozobá |
| Spanish | Somormujo Macachón |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Macá Grande |
| Spanish (Chile) | Huala |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Zambullidor Grande |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Macá grande |
| Spanish (Peru) | Zambullidor Grande |
| Spanish (Spain) | Somormujo macachón |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Macá Grande |
| Swedish | stordopping |
| Turkish | Büyük Batağan |
| Ukrainian | Пірникоза-голіаф |
Podiceps major (Boddaert, 1783)
PROTONYM:
Colymbus major
Boddaert, 1783. TablePlanchesEnlum., p.24.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cayenne; error.
Definitions
- PODICEPS
- podiceps
- major
The Key to Scientific Names
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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)
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Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Great Grebe