African finfoot
| African finfoot | |
|---|---|
| Scientific 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 | |
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Heliornis senegalensis Vieillot, 1817 | |
The African finfoot or Peter’s 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.