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African finfoot

African finfoot
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Heliornithidae
Genus: Podica
Lesson, 1831
Species:
P. senegalensis
Binomial name
Podica senegalensis
(Vieillot, 1817)
Synonyms

Heliornis senegalensis Vieillot, 1817

The African finfoot (Podica senegalensis) is an aquatic bird from the family Heliornithidae (the finfoots and sungrebe). The species lives in the rivers and lakes of western, central, and southern Africa.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Podica senegalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22692177A93339914. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692177A93339914.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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