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Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus
American CootFulica americana
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
Horned GrebePodiceps auritus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| New Jersey | 98,216 |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 90,481 |
| United States | 72,678 |
| Kentucky | 65,226 |
| Massachusetts | 49,515 |
| Alaska | 25,595 |
| Maine | 24,390 |
| California | 22,863 |
| New Hampshire | 17,090 |
| Connecticut | 15,527 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Platform nestingListed by a harvested source as building platform nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Water nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on water.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Grebes · Podicipediformes |
| Family | Grebes · Podicipedidae |
| Genus | Pied-billed and Atitlán Grebes · Podilymbus |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of Bogota Capital District, Colombia
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Centre Wellington, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Gallatin County, Montana, United States
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Pied-billed Grebe with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.