Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (2)
Nicholas LaPorte, Robert W. Storer, and Gary L. Nuechterlein
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 4, 2013
Text last updated December 4, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | cabussó nord-americà comú |
| Croatian | dugovrati gnjurac |
| Czech | potápka západní |
| Dutch | Zwanenhalsfuut |
| English | Western Grebe |
| English (United States) | Western Grebe |
| Finnish | pitkäkaulauikku |
| French | Grèbe élégant |
| French (France) | Grèbe élégant |
| German | Renntaucher |
| Icelandic | Tjarnagoði |
| Japanese | クビナガカイツブリ |
| Norwegian | svanedykker |
| Polish | perkoz wielki |
| Russian | Западная поганка |
| Serbian | Zapadni američki gnjurac |
| Slovak | potápka ostrozobá |
| Spanish | Achichilique Común |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Achichilique Pico Amarillo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Achichilique común |
| Swedish | mörk svandopping |
| Turkish | İnce Gagalı Batağan |
| Ukrainian | Пірникоза західна |
Aechmophorus occidentalis (Lawrence, 1858)
PROTONYM:
Podiceps occidentalis
Lawrence, 1858. Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Vol. IX 9, p.liv,894.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Fort Steilacoom, Washington.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- AECHMOPHORUS
- occidentale / occidentalis
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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