Grebes (Podicipedidae)
Least Grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus) - HBW 1, p. 190
French: Grèbe dominicain
German: Schwarzkopftaucher
Spanish: Zampullín Macacito
Other common names: American/Least Dabchick
Taxonomy: Colymbus dominicus Linnaeus, 1766, Dominica = Santo Domingo.
Sometimes included in Podiceps, less often in Poliocephalus. Alternatively separated in monospecific genus Limnodytes. Subspecies brachyrhynchus synonymous with speciosus; birds from W Ecuador sometimes placed in separate race eisenmanni. Four subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- dominicus (Linnaeus, 1766) - N Caribbean, from Cozumel I (off SE Mexico) to Virgin Is and N to Bahamas.
- brachypterus (Chapman, 1899) - WC Mexico and S Texas S to Panama.
- bangsi (van Rossem & Hachisuka, 1937) - S Baja California.
- speciosus (Lynch Arribálzaga, 1877) - S America, S to N Argentina and S Brazil.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird bathing and its mate bringing material to the nest Locality Country Club, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (ssp dominicus)
Josep del Hoyo 22 September 2006 4 years ago 39 sec 4.5 -
One bird swimming, joined by another Locality Guapi Açu Ecological Reserve (REGUA), Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
Juan Sanabria 1 November 2011 4 weeks ago 32 sec 4 -
Two birds in non-breeding plumage swimming near floating vegetation Locality Curitiba, Paraná State, Brazil (ssp speciosus)
Josep del Hoyo 16 May 2005 5 years ago 46 sec 3.9 -
A bird in non-breeding plumage being frightened away by two moorhens Locality Curitiba, Paraná State, Brazil (ssp speciosus)
Josep del Hoyo 16 May 2005 5 years ago 36 sec 3.9 -
Different views of a group of birds resting in the water Locality Boa Nova, Bahia State, Brazil (ssp speciosus)
Josep del Hoyo 18 January 2005 4 years ago 42 sec 3.7 -
Two birds swimming and diving repeatedly Locality Santa Cruz Botanical Garden, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia (ssp speciosus)
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2005 5 years ago 34 sec 3.5
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Adult bird on the water, alert.
Locality Cocha Cashu Biological Station, Manu National Park, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp speciosus)
Joe Tobias 24 November 2004 10 weeks ago 4.4 -
Adult on a pond.
Locality Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
fayardmohammed 19 November 2011 7 weeks ago 4 -
An adult on a pond.
Locality Morazán, Pérez Zeledón, San José Province, Costa Rica (ssp brachypterus)
manuel retana 25 July 2011 28 weeks ago 4 -
an adult carrying two young ones at a lake at the Tobago Hilton Plantation,Lowlands
Locality Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago (ssp speciosus)
Stephen Romany 27 August 2011 23 weeks ago 3.8 -
two adults in breeding plumage and two young in a pond at the Tobago Hilton Plantations,Lowlands
Locality Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago (ssp speciosus)
Stephen Romany 27 August 2011 23 weeks ago 3.8 -
Adult bird on the water.
Locality Boyuibe, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia (ssp speciosus)
Joe Tobias 21 July 2006 10 weeks ago 3.5
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One bird after play-back. Song. Locality Itapajé, Ceará State, Brazil
(ssp speciosus)
Ciro Albano 17 October 2008 2 years ago 3
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