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The great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) belongs to the family Podicipedidae under the order Podicipediformes.

Great crested grebe taxonomy

The family Podicipedidae was first introduced by Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte, 2nd Prince of Canino and Musignano (24 May 1803 – 29 July 1857), a French biologist and ornithologist, in the year 1831.

The family Podicipedidae comprises 22 species in six extant genera, viz., Aechmophorus, Podilymbus, Poliocephalus, Rollandia, Tachybaptus and Podiceps.

The genus Podiceps was first described by John Latham (27 June 1740 – 4 February 1837), an English physician, naturalist and author, in the year 1787.

The genus Podiceps comprises eight extant species, including Podiceps cristatus. The species Podiceps cristatus was first described by Carl Linnaeus 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist, in the year 1758.

The species Podiceps cristatus is polytypic and comprises three subspecies, viz., P. c. cristatus, P. c. infuscatus and P. c. australis.

Taxonomic classification
Binomial name:	Podiceps cristatus
Species:	P. cristatus
Genus:	Podiceps
Subfamily:	-
Family:	Podicipedidae
Order:	Podicipediformes
Class:	Aves
Phylum:	Chordata
Kingdom:	Animalia

1.Great crested grebe - Podiceps cristatus
Image by Bengt Nyman

2.Great crested grebe - Podiceps cristatus
Image by Bengt Nyman

3.Great crested grebe - Podiceps cristatus
Image by JJ Harrison

4.Great crested grebe - Podiceps cristatus
Image by Steve Garvie

5.Great crested grebe - Podiceps cristatus
Image by Frank Vassen

6.Great crested grebe - Podiceps cristatus
Image by Bengt Nyman

7.Great crested grebe - Podiceps cristatus
Image by Bengt Nyman

8.Great crested grebe - Podiceps cristatus
Image by GabrielBuissart

9.Podiceps cristatus
Image by DickDaniels

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1.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Podiceps_cristatus_2013-2310.jpg (cropped)
Author: Bengt Nyman | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 6/18/18
2.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bnsd/34412096140/ (cropped)
Author: Bengt Nyman | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 6/18/18
3.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Podiceps_cristatus_2_-_Lake_Dulverton.jpg (cropped)
Author: JJ Harrison | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 6/18/18
4.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Great_Crested_Grebe_(Podiceps_cristatus).jpg (cropped)
Author: Steve Garvie | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 6/18/18
5.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/42244964@N03/10649522254/ (cropped)
Author: Frank Vassen | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 6/18/18
6.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bnsd/26955067104/ (cropped)
Author: Bengt Nyman | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 6/18/18
7.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bnsd/35031717326/ (cropped)
Author: Bengt Nyman | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 6/18/18
8.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Podiceps_cristatus_2.jpg (cropped)
Author: GabrielBuissart | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 6/18/18
9.Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Great_crested_Grebe_RWD7.jpg (cropped)
Author: DickDaniels | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 6/18/18
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Great crested grebe

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The great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) belongs to the grebe family, Podicipedidae. The great crested grebe are the largest among the grebes. They are distributed in in Europe, Africa, Australia and Asia including Indian subcontinent. There are three recognized subspecies.

The subspecies P. c. cristatus is distributed in Europe and Asia including north India. P. c. infuscatus is the African subspecies and P. c. australis is the Australian subspecies.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has categorized and evaluated these bird species and has listed them of "least concern".

The great crested grebe is a medium size bird measuring 40-60 cm length and weighing 500-1500 grams. These birds have a distinctive breeding plumage. Both males and females have similar plumage. The head has a black cap ending in an erectile crest. The juvenile birds have distinctive white and black stripes on the head.

They inhabit shallow water bodies with vegetation. They are excellent swimmers and divers. They dive to catch prey and feed on fish, crustaceans, molluscs and insects.
They breed during April to July. They begin to pair in the winter and there is distinct courtship display. The nest is made on the water edge or on floating platform. The nest usually contains 2-4 eggs.

Indian bird - Great crested grebe - Podiceps cristatus

Biological classification of Podiceps cristatus
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Podicipediformes
Family:	Podicipedidae
Subfamily:	-
Genus:	Podiceps
Species:	P. auritus
Binomial name:	Podiceps auritus
Distribution:	freshwater lakes across Europe, Asia, Canada and USA;
Feeding habits:	fish, small crustaceans, aquatic insects and larvae;
IUCN status listing:	Least Concern

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Image source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Podiceps_cristatus_2_-_Lake_Dulverton.jpg
Author: JJ Harrison | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
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