American finfoot

American finfoot
южноамериканский лапчатоног (Heliornis)
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южноамериканский лапчатоног

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  • finfoot — /fin foot /, n., pl. finfoots. any of several aquatic birds of the family Heliornithidae, of South America, Asia, and Africa, related to the rails and coots and characterized by lobate toes. Also called sun grebe. [1885 90; FIN1 + FOOT] * * * ▪… …   Universalium

  • Finfoot — Fin foot , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A South American bird ({Heliornis fulica}) allied to the grebes. The name is also applied to several related species of the genus {Podica}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Heliornis fulica — Finfoot Fin foot , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A South American bird ({Heliornis fulica}) allied to the grebes. The name is also applied to several related species of the genus {Podica}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gruiform — /grooh euh fawrm /, adj. Ornith. of or pertaining to birds of the order Gruiformes, including cranes, rails, and coots. [1895 1900; < NL gruiformis, sing. of Gruiformes, equiv. to Gru , s. of Grus a genus of the order (L grus CRANE) + iformes… …   Universalium

  • List of Asian birds — This list of Asian birds is a listing of all the bird species known from the continent of Asia.NotesThe taxonomy of this list adheres to James Clements Birds of the World: A Checklist , and reflects all changes to that work until July, 2005.… …   Wikipedia

  • List of African birds — This list of African birds is a listing of all the bird species known from the continent of Africa. TOCrightNotesThere are over 45 billion different species of birds in Africa.The taxonomy of this list adheres to James Clitorus Birds of the World …   Wikipedia

  • Sibley-Monroe checklist 7 — The Sibley Monroe checklist was a landmark document in the study of birds. It drew on extensive DNA DNA hybridisation studies to reassess the relationships between modern birds. GruiformesEurypygidae* Eurypyga helias SunbitternOtididae* Tetrax… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Southern African birds — This is a list of the bird species recorded in Southern Africa. Southern Africa is defined as Africa south of a line between the Kunene and Zambezi rivers, encompassing Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland and southern… …   Wikipedia

  • List of birds of India — This is a list of the bird species recorded in India. The avifauna of India includes a total of 1301 species, of which 42 are endemic, 1 has been introduced by humans, and 26 are rare or accidental. One species has been extirpated in India and 82 …   Wikipedia

  • List of birds of The Gambia — This is a list of the bird species recorded in The Gambia. The avifauna of The Gambia includes a total of 576 species, one of which has been introduced by humans and two of which are globally threatened. The country, which is very small and… …   Wikipedia

  • sun-grebe — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : any of several tropical American and African birds (family Heliornithidae) called also finfoot, sun bittern * * * sun grebe «SUHN GREEB», noun. a finfoot of Africa or South America, having feet like a grebe s …   Useful english dictionary


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