| Great grebe | |
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| In Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Podicipediformes |
| Family: | Podicipedidae |
| Genus: | Podiceps |
| Species: | P. major
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| Binomial name | |
| Podiceps major (Boddaert, 1783)
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| Synonyms | |
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Podicephorus major (Boddaert 1783) Bochenski 1994 | |
The great grebe (Podiceps major) is the largest species of grebe in the world. A disjunct population exists in northwestern Peru, while the main distribution is from extreme southeastern Brazil to Patagonia and central Chile. The population from southern Chile is considered a separate subspecies, P. m. navasi.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Podiceps major". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22696596A93573021. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22696596A93573021.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.