Taxonavigation

Familia: Podicipedidae
Genus: Podiceps
Species: †P. andinus – P. auritus – P. cristatus – P. gallardoi – P. grisegena – P. major – P. nigricollis – P. occipitalis – P. taczanowskii

Name

• Podiceps Latham, 1787
  • Gender: masculine
  • Type species: Colymbus cristatus
    • Fixation: Designated by ICZN 1956: 5 BHL

References

• A General Synopsis of Birds Supplement p.294
• ICZN 1956: OPINION 401 Suppression under the Plenary Power of the Generic name Colymbus Linnaeus, 1758 and addition to the Offical List of Generic names in Zoology of the Generic names Gavia Forster, 1788, and Podiceps Latham, 1787 (Class Aves). Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 13 , 1-64 BHL

Vernacular names

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