Grebes
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Glasgow Museums has a collection of nearly 75 grebe (Podicipedidae) specimens and around 100 eggs. These date from 1842 to 2005.
This collection includes 28 mounted specimens, 29 skins, four skeletal preparations, several parts (heads and feet) and grebe eggs. There are eight species of grebes represented in the collection, including the British species – the Slavonian grebe (Podiceps auritus), the great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus), the red-necked grebe (Podiceps grisegena), the black-necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) and the little grebe or ‘dabchick’ (Tachybaptus ruficollis). Most of the specimens are from Scotland, but there are also some from England, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, the Philippines, Chile and Iowa in the USA. The eggs in the collection come from Scotland, England, Ireland, Germany and Hungary.
About grebes
Grebes are all members of the Podicipedidae, with 22 species found worldwide. They are all medium to large birds with feet with lobed toes that are placed far back on their body. This makes them excellent swimmers and divers but not very good at walking on land. - Broader term
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