Waterfowl

Podilymbus podiceps，Pied-billed Grebe

Features：The neck is short, the head is large, the rump is tufted with white feathers, and the beak is thick and short and conical

The great Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps), known as Pied-billed Grebe, has three subspecies.The Great Grebe is the most common grebe in the New World and the most familiar in the temperate regions of North America. In flight, is the typical grebe silhouette, with a straight neck, slightly drooping half-...

Atitlan Grebe，Podilymbus gigas

Features：It is a native and extinct grebe of Lake Atitlan, Guatemala

The great Grebe, Podilymbus gigas or Atitlan Grebe, is a giant, almost flightless bird. Crustacean eater. It became extinct in Guatemala's alpine lakes around 1990. Anne LaBastille, an American ecologist who spent 25 years observing the Atitlan Grebe, has detailed information on its extinction.P...

diceps taczanowskii，Junin Grebe，Junín Grebe，Puna Grebe

Features：The species' scientific name "taczanowskii" and the French name "Grebe de Taczanowski" are both in honor of the Polish zoologist "Wladyslaw Taczanowski".

Peruvian Grebe (Podiceps taczanowskii) : Junin Grebe, Junin Grebe, Puna Grebe, no subspecies.The Peruvian grebe is a resident bird. Often live in groups, forage and dive, feeding in open water, is an excellent loon, hunting prey underwater. The waterfowl are flightless, unable to take off but able t...

Silvery Grebe，Podiceps occipitalis

Features：The adult bird has a black brown mixed brown ruff on the upper neck, black brown on the upper body, and white on the lower body

Silvery Grebe (Podiceps occipitalis) has two subspecies.The silver grebe spends almost all of its life in water, often living in clusters. Not good at flying. They use their feet instead of wings and rarely walk on the ground. Can dive for food, generally diving only 1-4 meters deep. Food is mainly...

Podiceps major，Great Grebe

Features：He has a small tuft of black feathers on his head and reddish-brown eyes

The Great Grebe (Podiceps major) is the largest loon in the Grebe family.Great grebe often gathers in small groups of three to five or more. Good at swimming and diving, and able to walk on land, but slow and clumsy. The flight force is weak, and when taking off on the water surface, it needs to wad...

Podiceps grisegena，Red-necked Grebe

Features：The crown and short crest of the summer feather are black, the cheeks and throat are grayish white, and the foreneck, side and upper breast are chestnut red

pit Grebe (scientific name: Podiceps grisegena) foreign language name Red-necked Grebe, there are 2 subspecies in the world, that is, the red-necked grebe named subspecies P. g. Grisegena (Boddaert, 1783) and the Red Necked Grebe Northern subspecies P. g. holboellii (Reinhardt, 1854). China has only...

Podiceps gallardoi，Hooded Grebe

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The Argentine Grebe, known as Podiceps gallardoi or Hooded Grebe, is not good at flying. They use their feet instead of wings and rarely walk on the ground. Can dive for food, generally diving only 1 ~ 4m deep. Food is mainly aquatic insects and larvae, crustaceans, mollusks, small fish and grass.Wh...

Podiceps cristatus，Great Crested Grebe

Features：It is the largest grebe of all

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) has three subspecies.The earliest migration of the crested grebe to the northeast breeding grounds in the spring is in mid-late March, with large numbers appearing from mid-July to late April. The time to move away from the breeding grounds in autumn is mid-O...

Podiceps auritus，Horned Grebe，Slavonian Grebe

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Horned grebe (pit) Podiceps auritus (foreign name Horned Grebe, Slavonian Grebe), as for subspecies differentiation, some scholars think that the species distributed in Europe and Asia is darker than the North American population, the head and back are more black and less gray, thus dividing this sp...

Podicepsandinus

Features：extinct

Colombian grebe Podiceps Andinus It's a grebe that lives in the eastern Andean Mountains of Colombia. They were still abundant in 1945. They are sometimes classified as a subspecies of the black-necked grebe. It is now extinct.The Colombian grebe often lives in clusters. Not good at flying. They...

Aechmophorus occidentalis，Western Grebe

Features：It is the longest of the Grebe species

The North American Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis), Western Grebe, has two subspecies.The North American grebe spends almost all of its life in the water, often living in clusters, often in pairs or small groups on open water. Not good at flying. They use their feet instead of wings and rarely wal...

Aechmophorus clarkii

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The Grebe is known as Aechmophorus clarkii and often lives in clusters. Not good at flying. They use their feet instead of wings and rarely walk on the ground. Can dive for food, generally diving only 1 ~ 4m deep. Food is mainly aquatic insects and larvae, crustaceans, mollusks, small fish and grass...

Rollandia microptera,Titicaca Grebe

Features：Body feathers and wings brown mixed black, white neck white chest, red mouth, straight mouth, flat side, pointed

The short winged Grebe is Rollandia microptera and Titicaca Grebe. Not good at flying. They use their feet instead of wings and rarely walk on the ground. Can dive for food, generally diving only 1 ~ 4m deep. Food is mainly aquatic insects and larvae, crustaceans, mollusks, small fish and grass.When...

Gavia adamsii，Yellow-billed Loon，White-billed Diver

Features：It is the largest diver

The white-billed loon (Gavia adamsii) is a large waterfowl belonging to the Lobiidae family of the order Lobiidae. The white-billed loon is similar in appearance to the great North American loon (G.i. mmer), so some scholars have considered it a subspecies of the Arctic loon. However, due to their o...

Gavia immer，Colymbus immer immer，Common Loon

Features：They have a straight, thick "dagger-like" beak, which is black during the breeding season and grey during the rest of the year

The Common Loon (Gavia immer) has no subspecies.Common loons are migratory species. From the start of breeding in September, they migrate individually or in groups of up to 15 individuals. During migration, common loons may gather in groups of hundreds on large inland lakes overnight. During the win...

Gavia pacifica，Pacific Loon

Features：The individual is slightly smaller than the black-throated loon, the bill is straight, slightly thinner and shorter than the black-throated loon, and the body is slender

The Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica) is a large water bird in the family Lobiidae of the order Lobiidae. The Pacific Loon is very similar to the black-throated loon, and some scholars have long regarded it as a subspecies of the black-throated loon. However, Portenko (1939) and Bailey (1948) showed tha...

Gavia arctica，Arctic Loon，Black-throated Diver，Black-throated Loon

Features：The individual is larger than the red-throated loon, with a straight beak and a thick, long neck, often curved into a graceful S-shape

The Black-throated Loon (Gavia arctica) is a large waterfowl known as the Arctic Loon, Black-throated Diver, or black-throated Loon. As for the subspecies differentiation of the black-throated loon, some scholars have divided it into three subspecies, namely the black-throated loon named subspecies...

Gavia stellata，Red-throated Loon，Red-throated Diver

Features：The mouth is thin and pointed, slightly upturned, the top of the head, side of the head, throat and neck of the summer feather light gray, the side of the head of the winter feather below the eyes, the side of the neck, neck, throat to the entire lower body white

The Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) is a large waterfowl in the family Gavia Stellata. Some scholars believe that the population of the red-throated loons breeding in Spitsbergen and Bear Island, Norway, is slightly lighter than the named subspecies and has a separate subspecies, G. S. guamata. H...

Thalassornis leuconotus，White-backed Duck

Features：Each corner of the mouth has a white spot, and the feathers on the body are also brown and black markings

The White-backed Duck (Thalassornis leuconotus) has two subspecies and is the only member of the genus Thalassornis.The white-backed duck mixes with other ducks and is good at swimming and diving. Very afraid of people. Take off at the first sign of movement. Good at swimming and diving, often divin...

Tadorna variegata，Paradise Duck

Features：The male duck has a black head and nearly black body, and the female duck has a white head and chestnut plumage

The black-breasted Duck (Tadorna variegata) is a member of the Paradise Duck family.The black-breasted ducks live in pairs during the breeding period, live in family groups and small groups during the non-breeding period, and sometimes integrate tens or even hundreds of large groups. Graze and weed...

Tadorna tadornoides，Australian Shelduck

Features：The male duck has a dark green head, chestnut red chest, and a white tie around the neck

The Australian Shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides) is a member of the Australian Shelduck family.They live in pairs during the breeding period, live in family groups and small groups during the non-breeding period, and sometimes integrate tens or even hundreds of large groups. People are hard to approach...