Podiceps nigricollis Brehm 1831 (black-necked grebe)

Aves - Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae

Alternative combinations: Colymbus (Dytes) nigricollis, Colymbus nigricollis

Invalid subtaxa: Colymbus (Dytes) caspicus Habizl 1783 [replaced name], Colymbus caspicus Habizl 1783 [replaced name], Podiceps caspicus Habizl 1783 [replaced name]

Belongs to Podiceps according to D. Michailidis et al. 2018

See also Alvarez 1977, Broughton 2004, Clements et al. 2017, Guthrie 1992, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Howard 1946, Howard 1963, Mlikovsky 2002, Steadman and Mead 2010, Wetmore 1940, Wetmore 1956 and Zelenkov et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Podiceps arndti, Podiceps auritus, Podiceps cristatus, Podiceps discors, Podiceps dixi, Podiceps grisegena, Podiceps miocenicus, Podiceps parvus, Podiceps sociatus, Podiceps subparvus, Miobaptus walteri

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Azerbaijan (1 collection), Mexico (2), the Russian Federation (1), United States (23: California, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming)

• Hemphillian of United States (1: Kansas)

Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence

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