Podilymbus podiceps (Linnaeus, 1758)

Pied-billed Grebe

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Animal

Sublevel 1: Vertebrate

Sublevel 2: Bird

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Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Podicipediformes

Family: Podicipedidae

Genus: Podilymbus

Species: Podilymbus podiceps

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
CT - State Endangered
MA - State Endangered
NH - State Threatened (Breeding population)
RI - State Endangered
VT - State Special Concern
CT WAP (2015) - GCN (Most Important)
MA SWAP (2015) - SGCN
ME WAP (2015) - SGCN (Tier 3 - Moderate Priority)
NH WAP (2015) - SGCN
RI WAP (2015) - SGCN
VT WAP (2015) - SGCN (High Priority)

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Heterotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Podilymbus podiceps