#podicipitiform_seabird aquatic birds related to the loons
supertype: seabird__sea_bird__seabird__seafowl a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc.
member of: order_Podicipitiformes
subtype: grebe small compact-bodied almost completely aquatic bird that builds floating nests; similar to loons but smaller and with lobate rather than webbed feet
subtype: great_crested_grebe__greatcrestedgrebe__Podiceps_cristatus large Old World grebe with black ear tufts
subtype: red-necked_grebe__Podiceps_grisegena large stocky grebe of circumpolar regions having a dark neck
subtype: black-necked_grebe__eared_grebe__Podiceps_nigricollis small grebe with yellow ear tufts and a black neck; found in Eurasia and southern Africa as well as western United States
subtype: dabchick__little_grebe__Podiceps_ruficollis small European grebe
subtype: pied-billed_grebe__Podilymbus_podiceps American grebe having a black-banded whitish bill
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