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These birds have lobed toes and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, they are quite ungainly on land. They leave the water only to nest, walking very short distances upright like penguins.
Most have distinctive breeding plumages, and the young of the Podiceps grebes are often striped.
Species include
Genus Podiceps
Genus Tachybaptus
Genus Aechmorphorus
Genus Rollandia
Genus Poliocephalus
Genus Podilymbus
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