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Scientific Name
Podiceps auritus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Podiceps auritus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Horned Grebe
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Podicipediformes |
| Family | Podicipedidae |
| Genus | Podiceps |
| Species | Podiceps auritus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
A casual fall and winter visitor to the Colorado River. The ten records are from Glen Canyon Dam to Lees Ferry and upper Lake Mead. There is one spring record of a bird seen on 30 Mar 1995 (at RM-9.4, A. Clive Pinnock). The only time it has been seen away from the river was at the South Rim Sewage Lagoons, 8 Oct 1985 (Gale Monson). Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Occasional
Seasonality Tags
- Vagrant
Geographic Regions Tags
- Colorado River
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Nicole Tancreto
Created Date
4/9/2007 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
mterwilliger@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
8/24/2016 1:05:15 PM
Notes
(Podiceps auritus) Horned Grebe is a casual fall and winter visitor to the Colorado River. The ten records are from Glen Canyon Dam to Lees Ferry and upper Lake Mead. There is one spring record of a bird seen on 30 Mar 1995 (at RM-9.4, A. Clive Pinnock). The only time it has been seen away from the river was at the South Rim Sewage Lagoons, 8 Oct 1985 (Gale Monson). Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.
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