NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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 great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) is a member of the grebe family of water birds. The bird is characterised by its distinctive appearance, featuring striking black, orange-brown, and white plumage, and elaborate courtship display that involves synchronised dances and displays.
Wikipedia contributors, Great crested grebe; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:17:26.843327+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Podiceps cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- Great Crested 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 cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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 |
| Silvery GrebePodiceps occipitalis Garnot, 1826 | PodicipedidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Junin GrebePodiceps taczanowskii von Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1894 | 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.
Australia
Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)
Southern Asia
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.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=174491 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:782YB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.