Reptilia - Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 335289

Alternative combinations: Colymbus (Dytes) nigricollis, Colymbus nigricollis

Invalid subtaxa: Colymbus caspicus Habizl 1783 [replaced name] (no. 321720), Podiceps caspicus Habizl 1783 [replaced name] (no. 321721)

Belongs to Podiceps according to D. Michailidis et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Podiceps arndti, Podiceps auritus, Podiceps cristatus, Podiceps discors, Podiceps dixi, Podiceps grisegena, Podiceps parvus, Podiceps sociatus, Podiceps subparvus

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore