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Podiceps nigricollis (black-necked grebe)

Reptilia - Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae

Taxonomy
Podiceps nigricollis was named by Brehm (1831). It is extant.

It was recombined as Colymbus nigricollis by Hay (1902), Hay (1930) and Howard (1946); it was recombined as Colymbus (Dytes) nigricollis by Wetmore (1940).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1783Colymbus caspicus Habizl
1831Podiceps nigricollis Brehm
1902Colymbus nigricollis Hay p. 523
1930Colymbus nigricollis Hay p. 286
1940Colymbus (Dytes) nigricollis Wetmore p. 7
1946Colymbus nigricollis Howard p. 152
1956Colymbus (Dytes) caspicus Wetmore p. 8
1963Podiceps caspicus Howard p. 5
1977Podiceps caspicus Alvarez p. 207
1992Podiceps nigricollis Guthrie p. 320
2002Podiceps nigricollis Mlikovsky p. 86
2004Podiceps nigricollis Broughton p. 13
2008Podiceps nigricollis Zelenkov et al.
2010Podiceps nigricollis Steadman and Mead p. 428
2017Podiceps nigricollis Clements et al.
2018Podiceps nigricollis Michailidis et al. p. 87 fig. 2J

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
RankNameAuthor
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
—NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
—NatatoresBaird 1858
—Pygopodotubinares
superorderGaviomorphae
orderPodicipediformesFürbringer 1888
familyPodicipedidaeBonaparte 1831
genusPodicepsLatham 1787
speciesnigricollisBrehm 1831

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.

Podiceps nigricollis Brehm 1831 [black-necked grebe]
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Invalid names: Podiceps caspicus Habizl 1783 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Hemphillian to the top of the Holocene or 10.30000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Kansas) Colymbus nigricollis (18140)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Podiceps nigricollis (176098)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Jalisco) Podiceps caspicus (169983)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Colymbus nigricollis (20639)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012Mexico (Sonora) Podiceps nigricollis (20495)
Rancholabrean - Holocene0.3 - 0.0USA (California) Podiceps nigricollis (84904)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Azerbaijan Podiceps nigricollis (193356)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Wyoming) Podiceps nigricollis (93277)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Podiceps nigricollis (20273 120827 120829 120830 125235 125236 176102 215552)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) Colymbus nigricollis (93251 176222)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Podiceps caspicus (71670)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Russian Federation Podiceps nigricollis (194812)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Utah) Podiceps nigricollis (93326)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (California) Podiceps nigricollis (194906 194907 194912 194914 194925 194926 194927)