Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis Scientific name definitions
- Names (29)
- Subspecies (2)
Guy M. Kirwan, Josep del Hoyo, Francesc Llimona, and Peter Pyle
Version: 2.0 — Published September 8, 2023
Revision Notes
Version: 2.0 — Published September 8, 2023
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Czech | potápka stříbřitá |
Dutch | Zilverfuut |
English | Silvery Grebe |
English (United States) | Silvery Grebe |
Finnish | hopeauikku |
French | Grèbe aux belles joues |
French (French Guiana) | Grèbe aux belles joues |
German | Silbertaucher |
Icelandic | Silfurgoði |
Japanese | ギンカイツブリ |
Norwegian | sølvdykker |
Polish | perkoz złotoczuby |
Portuguese (Brazil) | mergulhão-de-orelha-amarela |
Portuguese (Portugal) | Mergulhão-d'orelha-amarela |
Russian | Серебристая поганка |
Serbian | Srebrni gnjurac |
Slovak | potápka hrivopása |
Slovenian | Srebrni ponirek |
Spanish | Zampullín Plateado |
Spanish (Argentina) | Macá Plateado |
Spanish (Chile) | Blanquillo |
Spanish (Ecuador) | Zambullidor Plateado |
Spanish (Paraguay) | Macá plateado |
Spanish (Peru) | Zambullidor Plateado |
Spanish (Spain) | Zampullín plateado |
Spanish (Uruguay) | Macá Plateado |
Swedish | silverdopping |
Turkish | İnka Batağanı |
Ukrainian | Пірникоза срібляста |
Revision Notes
Guy M. Kirwan revised and standardized the account with Clements taxonomy. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. Nicholas D. Sly generated the map.
Podiceps occipitalis Garnot, 1826
PROTONYM:
Podiceps occipitalis
Garnot, 1826. Ann.Sci.Nat. 7, p.50.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Falkland Islands.
Definitions
- PODICEPS
- podiceps
- occipitalis
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