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Little Grebe [tricolor]

Tachybaptus ruficollis [tricolor] (= Tachybaptus ruficollis tricolor) (Gray, GR 1861)

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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Classification
Order:
  Podicipediformes
Family:
  Podicipedidae
Genus:
   Tachybaptus
Scientific:
  Tachybaptus ruficollis tricolor


Original description

Citation:
  (Gray, GR 1861)

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London Part 28(3) (1860) p. 366

Protonym:
  Podiceps (Sylbeocyclus) tricolor

Type locality:
  Ternate.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12866934


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  50EE932B91353C66

Avibase ID:
  avibase-50EE932B

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/50EE932B


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 825110

Geographic range:

  • Tachybaptus ruficollis tricolor: Sulawesi to New Guinea and Lesser Sundas
  • Tachybaptus ruficollis vulcanorum: Java to Tanimbar
  • Tachybaptus ruficollis collaris: northeastern New Guinea to Bougainville (northern Solomon Islands)
English:
Little Grebe [tricolor]
Catalan:
Cabusset comú [grup tricolor]
Czech:
potápka malá [skupina tricolor]
Danish:
Trefarvet Lappedykker
German:
Zwergtaucher [tricolor-Gruppe]
Spanish:
Zampullín Común (tricolor-Islas del Pacífico)
Spanish (Spain):
Zampullín común (tricolor-Islas del Pacífico)
Finnish:
pikku-uikku [alalaji tricolor]
French:
Grèbe castagneux [tricolor]
Icelandic:
Dverggoði [tricolor hópur]
Japanese:
カイツブリ(tricolor グループ)
Lithuanian:
Mažasis kragas [tricolor grupė]
Dutch:
Indische Dodaars
Norwegian:
dvergdykker (tricolor gr.)
Polish:
perkozek [gr. tricolor]
Portuguese (Brazil):
Mergulhão-pequeno-europeio (grupo tricolor)
Portuguese (Portugal):
Mergulhão-pequeno [grupo tricolor]
Russian:
Малая поганка [группа tricolor]
Slovak:
potápka trojfarebná (skup.)
Serbian:
Mali gnjurac [tricolor grupa]
Swedish:
indonesisk smådopping
Chinese:
小䴙䴘 [tricolor Group]


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Little Grebe [tricolor] ( Tachybaptus ruficollis [tricolor])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Little Grebe [tricolor] ( Tachybaptus ruficollis [tricolor])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Little Grebe [tricolor] ( Tachybaptus ruficollis [tricolor])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Little Grebe (Tricolored) ( Tachybaptus ruficollis [tricolor Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Little Grebe (Tricolored) ( Tachybaptus ruficollis [tricolor Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Little Grebe (Tricolored) ( Tachybaptus ruficollis [tricolor Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Little Grebe (Tricolored) ( Tachybaptus ruficollis [tricolor Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Little Grebe (Tricolored) ( Tachybaptus ruficollis [tricolor Group]) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Tricolored Grebe ( Tachybaptus tricolor) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Tachybaptus tricolor [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Tachybaptus ruficollis

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Related taxa

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Afrikaans: Kleindobbertjie [tricolor Groep]
Arabic: غطاس صغير [tricolor Group]
Asturian: Somorguyín común [triba tricolor]
Azerbaijani: Kiçik batağan [tricolor qrupu]
Bulgarian: Малък гмурец [Група tricolor]
Catalan: Cabusset comú [grup tricolor]
Czech: potápka malá [skupina tricolor], potápka tříbarvá
Chuvash: виçĕ тĕслĕ чăмкăç
Danish: Trefarvet Lappedykker
German: Dreifarb-Zwergtaucher, Zwergtaucher [tricolor Gruppe], Zwergtaucher [tricolor-Gruppe]
Greek: Νανοβουτηχτάρι [tricolor ομάδα], Νανοβουτηχτάρι [tricolor]
English: Little Grebe (Tricolored), Little Grebe [tricolor], Tricolored Grebe
English (United Kingdom): Little Grebe (Tricoloured)
English, HBW: Little Grebe (Tricolored)
English (IOC): Tricolored Grebe
English (Philippines): Little Grebe (Tricolored)
English (United States): Little Grebe (Tricolored)
English (South Africa): Dabchick (Tricolored)
Spanish: Zampullín Común (tricolor - Islas del Pacífico), Zampullín Común (tricolor-Islas del Pacífico)
Spanish (Spain): Zampullín común (tricolor - Islas del Pacífico), Zampullín común (tricolor-Islas del Pacífico)
Spanish (HBW): Little Grebe (Tricolored)
Basque: Txilinporta txikia (tricolor)
Persian: کشیم کوچک [tricolor Group]
Finnish: pikku-uikku [alalaji tricolor]
French: Grèbe castagneux (tricolore), Grèbe castagneux [tricolor], Grèbe tricolore
Galician: Merguillete común [grupo tricolor]
Hebrew: טבלן גמדי (דרום מזרח אסייתי)
Armenian: Փոքր սուզակ [tricolor խումբ]
Icelandic: Dverggoði [tricolor hópur]
Japanese: カイツブリ (tricolor グループ), カイツブリ(tricolor グループ)
Scientific: Podiceps ruficollis tricolor, Podiceps tricolor, Tachybaptus fluviatilis tricolor, Tachybaptus rufficollis tricolor, Tachybaptus ruficollis [tricolor Group], Tachybaptus ruficollis [tricolor], Tachybaptus ruficollis tricolor, Tachybaptus ruficollis tricolor/vulcanorum, Tachybaptus tricolor, Tachybaptus tricolor tricolor
Lithuanian: Mažasis kragas [tricolor grupė]
Dutch: Dodaars (tricolor groep), Indische Dodaars
Norwegian: dvergdykker (tricolor gr.), indonesiadykker
Polish: perkozek [gr. tricolor], perkozek trójbarwny
Portuguese: mergulhão-tricolor
Portuguese (Brazil): Mergulhão-pequeno-europeio (grupo tricolor)
Portuguese (Portugal): Mergulhão-pequeno [grupo tricolor], mergulhão-tricolor
Russian: Малая поганка [группа tricolor], Трехцветная поганка
Slovak: potápka trojfarebná, potápka trojfarebná (skup.)
Slovenian: Mali ponirek [tricolor]
Serbian: Mali gnjurac [tricolor grupa]
Swedish: indonesisk smådopping
Turkish: Küçük batağan [tricolor grubu], Malay Küçük Batağanı
Ukrainian: пірникоза зондська
Chinese: 三色小䴙䴘, 小䴙䴘 [tricolor Group]
Chinese (Traditional): 三色鸊鷈

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