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Podicipediformes (grebe)
Taxonomy
Podicipediformes was named by Fürbringer (1888). It is extant.
It was assigned to Neognathae by Carroll (1988); to Mirandornithes by Sangster (2005); to Gaviomorphae by Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Aves by Louchart et al. (2008); and to Aves by Howard (1972), Guthrie (1992), Parmalee (1992), del Hoyo et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Neognathae by Carroll (1988); to Mirandornithes by Sangster (2005); to Gaviomorphae by Livezey and Zusi (2007); to Aves by Louchart et al. (2008); and to Aves by Howard (1972), Guthrie (1992), Parmalee (1992), del Hoyo et al. (2014).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1888 | Podicipediformes Fürbringer |
| 1972 | Podicipediformes Howard p. 3 |
| 1988 | Podicipediformes Carroll |
| 1992 | Podicipediformes Guthrie p. 320 |
| 1992 | Podicipediformes Parmalee p. 309 |
| 2005 | Podicipediformes Sangster p. 613 |
| 2007 | Podicipediformes Livezey and Zusi p. 90 |
| 2008 | Podicipediformes Louchart et al. p. 149 |
| 2014 | Podicipediformes del Hoyo et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Or. Podicipediformes Fürbringer 1888 [grebe]
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Fm. Podicipedidae Bonaparte 1831
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G. Aechmophorus Coues 1862
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Aechmophorus clarkii Lawrence 1858 [Clark's grebe]
†Aechmophorus elasson Murray 1967
†Aechmophorus lucasi Miller 1911
Aechmophorus occidentalis Lawrence 1858 [western grebe]
G. Podiceps Latham 1787
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†Podiceps arndti Chandler 1990
Podiceps auritus Linnaeus 1758 [horned grebe]
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Podiceps auritus cornutus Gmelin 1789
Invalid names: Fulica pisana Portis 1887 [synonym], Pliodytes lanquisti Brodkorb 1953 [synonym], Podiceps howardae Storer 2001 [synonym]
Podiceps cristatus Linnaeus 1758 [great crested grebe]
†Podiceps discors Murray 1967
†Podiceps dixi Brodkorb 1963 [grebe]
Podiceps grisegena Boddaert 1783 [red-necked grebe]
Podiceps grisegena holbollii Reinhardt 1854 [red-necked grebe]
Podiceps major Boddaert 1783 [great grebe]
†Podiceps miocenicus Kessler 1984
Podiceps nigricollis Brehm 1831 [black-necked grebe]
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Invalid names: Podiceps caspicus Habizl 1783 [replaced]
†Podiceps parvus Schufeldt 1913
†Podiceps sociatus Longinos Navás 1922
†Podiceps subparvus Miller and Bowman 1958
Invalid names: Miobaptus Svec 1982 [synonym], Pliodytes Brodkorb 1953 [synonym], Thiornis Longinos Navás 1922 [synonym]
G. Podilymbus Lesson 1831
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†Podilymbus magnus Schufeldt 1913
Podilymbus podiceps Linnaeus 1758 [pied-billed grebe]
G. Tachybaptus Reichenbach 1853
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Tachybaptus dominicus Linnaeus 1766 [least grebe]
Tachybaptus ruficollis Pallas 1764 [little grebe]
Invalid names: Podicipedini Storer 1963 [empty], Podilymbini Storer 1963 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available