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Definition of Finfoots

Finfoot
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.

Meaning of Finfoots from wikipedia

- The African finfoot (Podica senegalensis) is an aquatic bird from the family Heliornithidae (the finfoots and sungrebe). The species lives in the rivers...
- overall are known as finfoots, although one species is known as a sungrebe. The family is composed of three species in three genera. Finfoots resemble rails;...
- as well, unlike the grebes, which they resemble but are not related to. Finfoots are not gregarious in habits and are usually seen singly or in pairs. They...
- (flufftails) Family Heliornithidae Gray, 1841 (finfoots and sungrebe) Genus Heliopais Sharpe, 1893 (Asian/masked finfoots) Genus Podica Lesson, 1831 [Rhigelura...
- rigid. Each pouch can hold one or two chicks. It is unknown whether other finfoots share this trait, as it does not persist in prepared skins and would be...
- However, such a group would probably also include the Heliornithidae (finfoots and sungrebes), an exclusively tropical group that is somewhat convergent...
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2023). "Flufftails, finfoots, rails, trumpeters, cranes, limpkin". World Bird List Version 13.2. International...
- Brazil has one of the richest bird diversities in the world. The avifauna of Brazil include a total of 1860 confirmed species of which 238 are endemic...
- This is a list of the bird species recorded in Venezuela. The avifauna of Venezuela has 1402 confirmed species, of which 45 are endemic, six have been...
- collinsdictionary.com. Collins English Dictionary. Retrieved 4 July 2020. "Finfoots, flufftails, rails, trumpeters, cranes, Limpkin – IOC World Bird List"...