Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis - Grèbe castagneux
Description identification
Subspecific information 7 subspecies
- Tachybaptus ruficollis ruficollis (Europe to the Ural Mts. and nw Africa)
- Tachybaptus ruficollis albescens (Caucasus to Myanmar and Sri Lanka)
- Tachybaptus ruficollis iraquensis (Iraq, sw Iran)
- Tachybaptus ruficollis capensis (Africa s of the Sahara, Madagascar)
- Tachybaptus ruficollis poggei (ne to se Asia, Kuril Is., Japan, Taiwan)
- Tachybaptus ruficollis philippensis (Philippines. except Mindanao.)
- Tachybaptus ruficollis cotabato (Mindanao. Philippines.)
Foreign names
- Grèbe castagneux,
- Zampullín común,
- mergulhão-pequeno,
- Zwergtaucher,
- kis vöcsök,
- Dodaars,
- Tuffetto,
- smådopping,
- Dvergdykker,
- potápka malá,
- potápka malá,
- Lille Lappedykker,
- pikku-uikku,
- Kleindobbertjie (Kleinduikertjie),
- cabusset comú,
- Dverggoði,
- perkozek (zwyczajny),
- mazais dūkuris,
- mali ponirek,
- Малая поганка,
- Titihan telaga,
- カイツブリ,
- 小䴙䴘,
- นกเป็ดผีเล็ก,
- 小鸊鷈,
Habitat
Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Freshwater Springs and Oases, Permanent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Lakes ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha)
Sources of information
- IOC World Bird List (v12.2), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2022.
- IOC World Bird List (v12.2), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2022.
Other sources of interest
- Accipitriformes
- Anseriformes
- Apodiformes
- Apterygiformes
- Bucerotiformes
- Caprimulgiformes
- Cariamiformes
- Casuariiformes
- Charadriiformes
- Ciconiiformes
- Coliiformes
- Columbiformes
- Coraciiformes
- Cuculiformes
- Eurypygiformes
- Falconiformes
- Galliformes
- Gaviiformes
- Gruiformes
- Leptosomiformes
- Mesitornithiformes
- Musophagiformes
- Opisthocomiformes
- Otidiformes
- Passeriformes
- Pelecaniformes
- Phaethontiformes
- Phoenicopteriformes
- Piciformes
- Podicipediformes
- Procellariiformes
- Psittaciformes
- Pterocliformes
- Rheiformes
- Sphenisciformes
- Strigiformes
- Struthioniformes
- Suliformes
- Tinamiformes
- Trogoniformes