Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis - Grèbe castagneux

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Podicipediformes

  • Family
    :

    Podicipédidés

  • Genus
    :

    Tachybaptus

  • Species
    :

    ruficollis

Descriptor

Pallas, 1764

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 29 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 40 à 45 cm.
  • Weight
    : 130 à 240 g
Longevity

17 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Grèbe castagneux
adult plum. breeding
Grèbe castagneux
adult plum. post breeding

Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) is a species of bird in the Podicipedidae family.

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,

Voice song and cries

Grèbe castagneux
adult plum. post breeding

Habitat

Grèbe castagneux
adult plum. breeding

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)

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Grèbe castagneux
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