Great Grebe Podiceps major Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (30)
- Subspecies (2)
Francesc Llimona, Josep del Hoyo, Francesc Jutglar, Guy M. Kirwan, and Vicente Pantoja
Version: 1.1 — Published July 23, 2024
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | cabussó gros |
| Czech | potápka velká |
| Dutch | Grote Fuut |
| English | Great Grebe |
| English (United States) | Great Grebe |
| Finnish | isouikku |
| French | Grand Grèbe |
| French (France) | 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 |
| Slovenian | Veliki ponirek |
| 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 |
Revision Notes
Vicente Pantoja updated this version of the account by including all the information present in the journals "Boletín informativo CIPA", "Boletín Chileno de Ornitología", "Revista Chilena de Ornitología" and "La Chiricoca" as part of a partnership with Red de Observadores de Aves y Vida Silvestre de Chile (ROC).
Podiceps major (Boddaert, 1783)
PROTONYM:
Colymbus major
Boddaert, 1783. Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton, p.24.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cayenne; error.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PODICEPS
- podiceps
- major
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UPPERCASE: current genus
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● and ● See: generic homonyms
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‡: 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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