Podilymbus podiceps
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Podilymbus podiceps, commonly known as the pied-billed grebe, is a small, brown freshwater diving bird native to the Americas, recognized for its thick, pale bill with a dark band and its elusive, skulking behavior on ponds and marshes.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
ⓘ
grebe ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ waterbird ⓘ |
| adaptation |
dense plumage for buoyancy control
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lobed toes for swimming ⓘ |
| behavior |
diving
ⓘ
elusive ⓘ skulking ⓘ |
| billColor | pale ⓘ |
| billMarking | dark band ⓘ |
| binomialName | Podilymbus podiceps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyColor | brown ⓘ |
| breedingHabitat | vegetated freshwater wetlands ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 4–7 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName | pied-billed grebe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Linnaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1758 ⓘ |
| diet |
amphibians
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aquatic insects ⓘ aquatic invertebrates ⓘ crustaceans ⓘ small fish ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ northern South America ⓘ |
| escapeBehavior | dives rather than flies when threatened ⓘ |
| family | Podicipedidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy | diving ⓘ |
| genus | Podilymbus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater ponds
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lakes ⓘ marshes ⓘ slow-moving rivers ⓘ wetlands with emergent vegetation ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| migrationPattern | partially migratory ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Central America
NERFINISHED
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North America NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nestLocation | anchored to emergent vegetation ⓘ |
| nestType | floating nest ⓘ |
| order | Podicipediformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| size | small ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| vocalization | loud cuckoo-like calls ⓘ |
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