Podicipediformes (order)
Esquema
Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Chordata (phylum) > Vertebrata (subphylum) > Aves (class)
Descripción
Order containing 22 species in one family, two species having recently gone extinct. Characterized as foot-propelled diving birds with lobed toes, minute tails, and silky plumage.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- grebes [en]
- grebe [en]