Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis Scientific name definitions
- Names (30)
- Subspecies (2)
Guy M. Kirwan, Josep del Hoyo, Francesc Llimona, Peter Pyle, and Vicente Pantoja
Version: 2.1 — Published July 23, 2024
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | cabussó argentat meridional |
| Czech | potápka stříbřitá |
| Dutch | Zilverfuut |
| English | Silvery Grebe |
| English (United States) | Silvery Grebe |
| Finnish | hopeauikku |
| French | Grèbe aux belles joues |
| French (France) | 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
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 occipitalis Garnot, 1826
PROTONYM:
Podiceps occipitalis
Garnot, 1826. Annales des Sciences Naturelles 7, p.50.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Falkland Islands.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PODICEPS
- podiceps
- occipitalis
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Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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