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
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 ID:
50EE932B91353C66
Avibase ID:
avibase-50EE932B
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/50EE932B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 825110
Geographic range:
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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