Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves (Birds) Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Podicipedidae |
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) Identification: Length: 13 inches Wingspan: 32 inches. Sexes similar. A large, long-necked grebe with a long bill. Bill yellow at the base (most evident on breeding adults). White secondaries and leading edge of wing. Feet set far back on body. Adult alternate: Black cap, Reddish neck, Pale gray face, Blackish hindneck and back, Whitish flanks and belly.
Adult basic: Dark cap, hindneck and back, Dark gray face and foreneck,
white crescent on cheek
Juvenile: Black and white striping on head and upper neck. |
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Apodiformes | Bucerotiformes | Ciconiiformes | Columbiformes | ||||
Gruiformes | Passeriformes | Piciformes | Psittaciformes | Strigiformes | Trogoniformes | Turniciformes | Upupiformes |