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Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pallas, PS 1764)
The little grebe, also known as dabchick, is a member of the grebe family of water birds. The genus name is from Ancient Greek takhus "fast" and bapto "to sink under". The specific ruficollis is from Latin rufus "red" and Modern Latin -collis, "-necked", itself derived from Latin collum "neck". Source: Wikipedia
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Podicipediformes
Family:
Podicipedidae
Genus:
Tachybaptus
Scientific:
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Classification
Order:Podicipediformes
Family:
Podicipedidae
Genus:
Tachybaptus
Scientific:
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Original description
Citation:
(Pallas, PS 1764)
Reference:
Adumbr., in Bered. Cat. Vog. Dier. [Vroeg]
Protonym:
Colymbus ruficollis
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
215FEA89A0F19F5C
Avibase ID:
avibase-215FEA89
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/215FEA89
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 563259
Geographic range:
- Tachybaptus ruficollis ruficollis: Europe east to the Ural Mountains, wintering south to Egypt; also breeds northwest Africa from Western Sahara east to Tunisia, populations in Libya and the Nile Delta not assigned to subspecies
- Tachybaptus ruficollis capensis: Africa, primarily south of the Sahara but breeding north to Egypt in the east; also the Comoros and Madagascar
- Tachybaptus ruficollis albescens: Caucasus east to eastern Kazakhstan, south to India, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar
- Tachybaptus ruficollis iraquensis: Iraq and sw Iran
- Tachybaptus ruficollis poggei: SE to ne Asia, Hainan, Taiwan, Japan and s Kuril Islands
- Tachybaptus ruficollis philippensis: N Philippine Islands
- Tachybaptus ruficollis cotabato: Mindanao (s Philippines)
- Tachybaptus ruficollis tricolor: Sulawesi to New Guinea and Lesser Sundas
- Tachybaptus ruficollis vulcanorum: Java to Timor
- Tachybaptus ruficollis collaris: NE New Guinea to Bougainville (Solomon Islands)
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Source: Clements checklist
Little Grebe
Catalan:
Cabusset comú
Czech:
potápka malá
Danish:
Lille Lappedykker
German:
Zwergtaucher
Spanish:
Zampullín Común
Spanish (Spain):
Zampullín Común
Finnish:
pikku-uikku
French:
Grèbe castagneux
Croatian:
Mali Gnjurac
Hungarian:
Kis vöcsök
Icelandic:
Dverggoði
Italian:
Tuffetto
Japanese (romaji):
kaitsuburi
Japanese:
カイツブリ
Lithuanian:
Mažasis kragas
Dutch:
Dodaars
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Dvergdukkar
Norwegian:
Dvergdykker
Polish:
perkozek
Portuguese:
Mergulhão-pequeno
Portuguese (Brazil):
Mergulhão-pequeno-europeio
Russian:
Малая поганка
Slovak:
potápka malá
Serbian:
mali gnjurac
Swedish:
smådopping/indonesisk smådopping
Ukrainian:
Пірникоза мала
Chinese:
小䴙䴘
Chinese (Traditional):
小鸊鷉
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Little or Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus [ruficollis or tricolor]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Little or Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus [ruficollis or tricolor]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Little or Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus [ruficollis or tricolor]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Little or Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus [ruficollis or tricolor]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Little or Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus [ruficollis or tricolor]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Little or Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus [ruficollis or tricolor]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Little or Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus [ruficollis or tricolor]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Little or Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus [ruficollis or tricolor]) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2022): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
| British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
| Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Grèbe castagneux ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Grèbe castagneux ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Little Grebe ( Podiceps ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.53: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.54: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.55: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2015: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2016: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2017: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2018: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Oriental Bird Club: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Tachybaptus ruficollis [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Tachybaptus ruficollis [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus ruficollis) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Tachybaptus ruficollis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Tachybaptus [ruficollis or novaehollandiae]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Kleindobbertjie
Arabic: الغطاس الصغير, الغطاس الصغير غطاس, غطاس صغير
Asturian: Parrulu, Semerguyu Nanu, Somorguyín común
Azerbaijani: Kiçik batağan, Kiçik iyrəncə
Belarusian: Мала паганка, Малая коўра
Bulgarian: Малък гмурец
Bengali: ছোট ডুবুরি
Breton: Ar plomerig ruz, Plomerig rous
Catalan: Cabusset, Cabusset comú, Cabussonet, Setmesó
Catalan (Balears): Setmesó
Valencian: Cabussonet
Czech: Potápka malá
Welsh: Gwyach bach, Gwyach fach, Gwyach lleiaf, Harri-gwlych-dy-big, Tintroed fach
Danish: Lille lappedykker
German: Zwergsteißfuß, Zwergtaucher
Greek: (Κοκκινόλαιμο) Νανοβουτηχτάρι, Νανοβουτηχτάρι
Greek (Cypriot): Νεροβούττης
Emiliano-romagnolo: Fisulét
English: Common Dabchick, Common grebe, Dabchick, Little Dabchick, Little Grebe, Little or Tricolored Grebe, Red-throated Dabch, Red-throated grebe, Red-throated Littl, Red-throated Little Grebe
English, HBW: Little Grebe
English (IOC): Little/Tricolored Grebe
English (Kenya): Little Grebe
English (Philippines): Little Grebe
English (United States): Little Grebe
English (South Africa): Dabchick (Little Grebe)
Esperanto: Malgrande grebo
Spanish: Zampullín chico, Zampullin Comun, Zampullín Común
Spanish (Spain): Zampullín Común
Spanish (HBW): Zampullín común
Estonian: punakael-pütt, Väikepütt
Basque: Cabusset, Txilinporta txikia
Persian: کشیم کوچک
Finnish: Pikkuuikku, Pikku-uikku
Faroese: Smágjør
French: Grèbe castagneux, Grèbe castagneux ou G. tricolore
Frisian: Dûkerke
Irish: Ducaire, Spágaire Tonn, Tomaire beag
Gaelic: Spàg-ri-Tòn
Galician: Cabusset, Merguillete común, Mergullón pequeno
Manx: Eean Kereen Beg
Hebrew: טבלן גמד, טבלן גמדי
Hindi: Mukkulippan, Tanni pullu
Croatian: Gnjurac pilinorac, Mali Gnjurac
Hungarian: Kis vöcsök
Armenian: [Pokr Suzak ], Փոքր Սուզակ
Indonesian: Burung Titihan, Burung Titihan Telaga, Titihan, Titihan Jelaga, Titihan telaga
Icelandic: Dverggoði
Italian: Tuffetto, Tuffetto comune
Japanese (romaji): kaitsuburi, Kaitsumuri, Nio, Nio-dori, nodogurokaitsuburi
Japanese: カイツブリ, カイツムリ, ニオ, ニオドリ
Japanese (Kanji): 鳰, 鳰鳥, 鸊鷉
Georgian: მცირე კოკონა, პატარა კოკონა
Kazakh: Кішкене сұқсыр
Kazakh (Transliteration): kişkene suqsır
Korean: 논병아리
Korean (Transliteration): non-byeongari
Kashmiri: [Tech]
Cornish: Gryb lyha
Scientific: Colymbus fuscus, Colymbus minor, Colymbus ruficollis, Podiceps ruficollis, Poliocephalus ruficollis, Tachybaptus [ruficollis or tricolor], Tachybaptus fluviatilis, Tachybaptus rufficollis, Tachybaptus ruficollis, Tachybaptus ruficollis fluviatilis, Tachybaptus ruficollis ruficollis
Luxembourgish: Däichelchen
Lithuanian: Mažasis kragas
Latvian: Mazais dūkuris, Mazais dūkurītis
Malagasy: Fanaliandro, Kiborano, Tsiriry, Vivy
Macedonian: Мал нуркач, Мало штипче
Malayalam: മുങ്ങാങ്കോഴി
Mongolian: Бяцхан шунгуур, Хурган шунгуур
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠬᠣᠷᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠱᠣᠩᠭᠣᠭᠣᠷ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠠᠵᠢᠷ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Ажир, Нударган нугас
Mongolian (Transliteration): ajir, khurg aŋ shuŋguur, nudargan nugas
Rennell: manusingé
Marathi: पाणडुबी
Malay: Burung Gerib Kecil, Burung Grebe Kecil, Grebe Kecil
Maltese: Blongun Zghir, Blonġun Żgħir
Nepali: डुबुल्कीचरा
Dutch: Dodaars
Norwegian Nynorsk: Dvergdukkar
Norwegian: Dvergdykker
Polish: perkozek, perkozek (zwyczajny), perkozek zwyczajny, zwyczajny
Pinyin: shuǐ húlu, wáng-bā yāzi, xiǎo pìtī
Portuguese: mergulhão pequeno, Mergulhão-pequeno
Portuguese (Brazil): Mergulhão-pequeno-europeio
Portuguese (Portugal): Mergulhão-pequeno
Romansh: Sfunsella nanina
Romanian: Corcodel mic
Russian: Малая поганка, Поганка малая
Sardinian: Cabussoni
Scots: Spàg-ri-tòn
Northern Sami: Deaggebuokci
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Punchi Gembithuruwa
Slovak: potápka hnedá, Potápka malá
Slovenian: mali ponirek
Albanian: Kredharaku i vogël
Serbian: gnjurac, mali gnjurac, Мали гнјурац, Мали гњурац
Sotho, Southern: Thoboloko
Swedish: Smådopping, smådopping/indonesisk smådopping
Swahili: Kibisi Mdogo
Tamil: [Tanni pullu, Mukkulippan, Mukkulippan]
Thai: นกเป็ดผี, นกเป็ดผีเล็ก
Thai (Transliteration): nók pèt-pʰĭi, nók pèt-pʰĭi lék
Turkish: küçük batagan, Küçük batağan, Küçük Bataşan, Küçük Yumurta Piçi, Yumurtapiçi, Кішкене сұқсыр
Tuvinian: Бичии ырыксыс
Ukrainian: Малий норець, Пірникоза мала
Vietnamese: Chim ba nhíc, Chim Bánh ít, Chim lặn, Chim lặn nhỏ, Chim le hôi, Le hôi
Xhosa: Unolwilwilwi
Chinese: [shui hulu], [xiao piti], 小䴙䴘, 小(辟鳥)(虒鳥), 小, 小鷿鷈, 小鸊鷉, 水葫芦, 王八鴨子, 王八鸭子
Chinese (Traditional): 小鷿鷈, 小鸊鷉, 水葫蘆, 王八鴨子
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 小鷿鷈
Chinese (Taiwan): [xiao piti], 小, 小鷿鷈
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