NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Silvery Grebe
Podiceps occipitalis Garnot, 1826
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The silvery grebe (Podiceps occipitalis) is a species of grebe in the family Podicipedidae. It is found in the western and southern part of South America where it inhabits lakes and other types of open wetlands. There are two subspecies, which by some recent authorities are considered separate species.
Wikipedia contributors, Silvery grebe; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:30:47.885263+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Podiceps occipitalis Garnot, 1826
- Name authority
- Garnot, 1826
- Common name
- Silvery Grebe
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Podicipediformes
- Family
- Podicipedidae
- Genus
- Podiceps
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPodicipediformes
- familyPodicipedidae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusPodiceps Latham, 1787
- speciesPodiceps occipitalis Garnot, 1826
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Podiceps. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Colombian GrebePodiceps andinus (Meyer de Schauensee, 1959) | PodicipedidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Horned GrebePodiceps auritus (Linnaeus, 1758) | PodicipedidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Great GrebePodiceps major (Boddaert, 1783) | PodicipedidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Junin GrebePodiceps taczanowskii von Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1894 | PodicipedidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | PodicipedidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hooded GrebePodiceps gallardoi Rumboll, 1974 | PodicipedidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena (Boddaert, 1783) | PodicipedidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis C. L. Brehm, 1831 | PodicipedidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Garnot, M. P. (1826). Remarques sur la Zoologie des iles Malouines, faites pendant le Voyage autour du monde de la Corvette la Coquille, exécuté en 1822, 1823, 1824, et 1825. Annales Des Sciences Naturelles, Vol. 7. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4KPP7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.