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    (c) caroline legg, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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    (c) Emmanuelle Raymond, all rights reserved

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    (c) Chris Moody, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Paolo Refolo, all rights reserved

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    (c) Константин Ординарцев, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) floris_heemskerk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus

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About

The great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) is a member of the grebe family of water birds noted for its elaborate mating display. The scientific name comes from Latin. Podiceps is from podicis, "vent" and pes, "foot", and is a reference to the placement of a grebe's legs towards the rear of its body, and the species name, cristatus means "crested".

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