podiceps nigricollis(n = noun.animal) black-necked grebe, eared grebe - small grebe with yellow ear tufts and a black neck; found in Eurasia and southern Africa as well as western United States;
is a kind of grebe

genus podiceps, naja nigricollis, podiceps, podiceps cristatus, podiceps grisegena, podiceps ruficollis, podilymbus podiceps