Grebes (Podicipedidae)
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
French: Grèbe castagneux German: Zwergtaucher Spanish: Zampullín Común
Other common names: Common/Red throated (Little) Grebe, Dabchick
Taxonomy:
Colymbus ruficollis Pallas, 1764, Holland.
Formerly included in Podiceps. Forms superspecies with T. novaehollandiae and T. rufolavatus, both of which have been considered races of present species. Extensive hybridization with latter, and occasionally with T. pelzelnii. Validity of race vulcanorum doubtful. Nine subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- ruficollis (Pallas, 1764) - Europe E to Urals, NW Africa.
- iraquensis (Ticehurst, 1923) - Iraq, SW Iran.
- capensis (Salvadori, 1884) - Africa S of Sahara, Madagascar; Caucasus through India and Sri Lanka to Burma.
- ruficollis (Pallas, 1764) - Europe E to Urals, NW Africa.
- iraquensis (Ticehurst, 1923) - Iraq, SW Iran.
- capensis (Salvadori, 1884) - Africa S of Sahara, Madagascar; Caucasus through India and Sri Lanka to Burma.
- poggei (Reichenow, 1902) - SE & NE Asia, Hainan, Taiwan, Japan and S Kuril Is.
- philippensis (Bonnaterre, 1791) - N Philippines.
- cotabato (Rand, 1948) - Mindanao (SE Philippines).
- tricolor (G. R. Gray, 1861) - Sulawesi to Seram and N New Guinea; Lombok to Timor.
- vulcanorum (Rensch, 1929) - Java to Timor.
- collaris (Mayr, 1945) - NE New Guinea to Bougainville I (Solomon Is).
- Least Concern
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An adult flapping its wings, then diving and feeding its chick Ligneuville, Liège Province, Belgium (ruficollis)
Jean Hupperetz 7 August 2005 3 years ago 36 sec 4.9 -
A juvenile bird picking food from water vegetation Aldomirovtsi Marsh, Sofia region, Bulgaria (ruficollis)
Iva Hristova 15 September 2006 2 years ago 3 sec 4.5 -
Copulation of Little Grebe. Aiguamolls de l'Empordà Natural Park, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
Calimocho40 28 March 2009 45 weeks ago 53 sec 4.5 -
Close-up of a Little Grebe swimming fast, and then, diving. Essonne, France (ruficollis)
Julien Rochefort 21 November 2007 1 year ago 27 sec 4.4 -
An adult diving and feeding a chick Ligneuville, Liège Province, Belgium (ruficollis)
Jean Hupperetz 29 July 2005 3 years ago 38 sec 4.4 -
Two Little Grebe, preening. Essonne, France (ruficollis)
Julien Rochefort 21 November 2007 1 year ago 50 sec 4.3
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A winter-plumaged bird among reeds. Sariñena, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (ruficollis)
Jesús Laborda 18 November 2009 11 weeks ago 4.3 -
A bird in Non-breeding plumage Tamil Nadu, India (capensis)
vasanthan.p.j 31 December 2010 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4 -
A little grebe's family. Yilan County, Taiwan
alder 7 July 2007 1 year ago 4 -
Copulation of little grebe. Aiguamolls de l'Empordà Natural Park, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
Calimocho40 28 March 2009 45 weeks ago 3.5 -
One adult with 3 baby birds. Yilan County, Taiwan
alder 7 July 2007 1 year ago 3.5 -
A bird in breeding plumage Tamil Nadu, India (capensis)
vasanthan.p.j 31 January 2010 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3
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Calling in morning Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 April 2003 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.5 -
Calls of an adult and chicks begging Rainham, Essex, England, UK
Stuart Fisher 4 July 2009 30 weeks ago 4.5 -
Calling in morning Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 July 2005 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4
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