Aechmophorus

Aechmophorus
Temporal range: Late Pliocene to present
Clark's grebe
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Podicipediformes
Family: Podicipedidae
Tribe: Podicipedini
Genus: Aechmophorus
Coues, 1862
Type species
Podiceps occidentalis[1]
Lawrence, 1858
Species

Aechmophorus[2] is a genus of birds in the grebe family.

  1. ^ "Podicipedidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  2. ^ Etymology: Aechmophorus, "spear-bearer", from Ancient Greek aichme (a spear) + phoros (one who bears something around), in reference to its bill.

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