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'''Grebes''' are waterbirds found throughout the world, with 20 [[species]] on six continents. All grebes breed near fresh water, but many of the species spend the winter on the sea.
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|image=Blackneck grebe.jpg
|caption=Black-necked grebe<br/>''Podiceps nigricollis''
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|class=Aves
|subclass=Neornithes
|infraclass=Neognathae
|superorder=Neoaves
|order=Podicipediformes
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|family=Podicipedidae
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|genera=Aechmophorus<br/>Podiceps<br/>Podilymbus<br/>Poliocephalus<br/>Rollandia<br/>Tachybaptus
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'''Grebes''' are waterbirds of the family Podicipedidae, found throughout the world, with 20 [[species]] on six continents. All grebes breed near fresh water, but many of the species spend the winter on the sea.
==Description==
==Description==
Evolutionists consider grebes among the most primitive of birds, closely related to [[loon]]s and [[petrel]]s.
Evolutionists consider grebes among the most primitive of birds, closely related to [[loon]]s and [[petrel]]s.
==North American Grebes==
==Species==
* [[Horned Grebe]] - Breeds mainly in [[Canada]] and winters in the south-eastern [[United States]] and [[California]]
*Genus ''Aechmophorus''
::[[Clark's grebe]], ''Aechmophorus clarkii''
::[[Western grebe]], ''Aechmophorus occidentalis''
* [[Least Grebe]] - the smallest of the family, its range stretches north to southern [[Texas]].
*Genus ''Podiceps''
* [[Red-necked Grebe]] - Breeds in [[canada]] and winters on the coast as far south as california and [[Virginia]].
::[[Black-necked grebe]], ''Podiceps nigricollis''
* [[Clark's Grebe]] - Breeds west of the Rocky mountains, wintering in California, Mexico, [[New Mexico]] and Texas.
::[[Colombian grebe]], ''Podiceps andinus'' (extinct 1977)
::[[Great grested grebe]], ''Podiceps cristatus''
::[[Great grebe]], ''Podiceps major''
::[[Hooded grebe]], ''Podiceps gallardoi''
::[[Horned grebe]], ''Podiceps auritus''
::[[Junin grebe]], ''Podiceps taczanowskii''
::[[Red-necked grebe]], ''Podiceps grisegena''
::[[Silvery grebe]], ''Podiceps occipitalis''
*Genus ''Poliocephalus''
::[[Hoary-headed grebe]], ''Poliocephalus poliocephalus''
::[[New Zealand grebe]], ''Poliocephalus rufopectus''
*Genus ''Podilymbus''
::[[Atitlán grebe]], ''Podilymbus gigas'' (extinct 1989)
::[[Pied-billed grebe]], ''Podilymbus podiceps''
*Genus ''Rollandia''
::[[Titicaca grebe]], ''Rollandia microptera''
::[[White-tufted grebe]], ''Rollandia rolland''
*Genus ''Tachybaptus''
::[[Alaotra grebe]], ''Tachybaptus rufolavatus'' (extinct 2010)
::[[Australasian grebe]], ''Tachybaptus novaehollandiae''
::[[Least grebe]], ''Tachybaptus dominicus''
::[[Little grebe]], ''Tachybaptus ruficollis''
::[[Madagascar grebe]], ''Tachybaptus pelzelnii''
==Source==
==Source==
''The National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America'' (Natioinal Geographic Society 2002)
''The National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America'' (Natioinal Geographic Society 2002)
[[category:birds]]
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Grebes]]