Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (53)
- 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 |
| 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 (United States) | Great Crested Grebe |
| Faroese | Kambsgjør |
| Finnish | silkkiuikku |
| French | Grèbe huppé |
| French (France) | Grèbe huppé |
| Galician | Mergullón cristado |
| German | Haubentaucher |
| Greek | Σκουφοβουτηχτάρι |
| Hebrew | טבלן מצויץ |
| Hungarian | Búbos vöcsök |
| Icelandic | Toppgoði |
| Indonesian | Titihan jambul |
| Italian | Svasso maggiore |
| Japanese | カンムリカイツブリ |
| Korean | 뿔논병아리 |
| Latvian | Cekuldūkuris |
| Lithuanian | Ausuotasis kragas |
| Mongolian | Отгот шунгуур |
| Norwegian | toppdykker |
| Persian | کشیم بزرگ |
| Polish | perkoz dwuczuby |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Mergulhão-de-poupa |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Mergulhão-de-crista |
| 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, 2023
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
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Great Crested Grebe
