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Little Grebe [ruficollis]

Tachybaptus ruficollis [ruficollis] (= Tachybaptus ruficollis 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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Classification
Order:
  Podicipediformes
Family:
  Podicipedidae
Genus:
   Tachybaptus
Scientific:
  Tachybaptus ruficollis ruficollis


Original description

Citation:
  (Pallas, PS 1764)

Reference:
   Adumbr., in Bered. Cat. Vog. Dier. [Vroeg]

Protonym:
  Colymbus ruficollis

Type locality:
  Holland.


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  71682A477CFD47A8

Avibase ID:
  avibase-71682A47

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/71682A47


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 825108

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)
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English:
Little Grebe [ruficollis]
Catalan:
Cabusset comú (comú)
Czech:
potápka malá [skupina ruficollis]
Danish:
Lille Lappedykker, Almindelig [ruficollis Gruppe]
German:
Zwergtaucher [ruficollis-Gruppe]
Spanish:
Zampullín Común (grupo ruficollis)
Spanish (Spain):
Zampullín común (grupo ruficollis)
Finnish:
pikku-uikku [alalaji ruficollis]
French:
Grèbe castagneux [ruficollis]
Hungarian:
Kis vöcsök [ruficollis csoport]
Icelandic:
Dverggoði [ruficollis hópur]
Italian:
Tuffetto [gruppo ruficollis]
Japanese:
カイツブリ(ruficollis グループ)
Lithuanian:
Mažasis kragas [ruficollis grupė]
Dutch:
Dodaars
Norwegian:
dvergdykker (ruficollis gr.)
Polish:
perkozek [gr. ruficollis]
Portuguese (Brazil):
Mergulhão-pequeno-europeio (grupo ruficollis)
Portuguese (Portugal):
Mergulhão-pequeno [grupo ruficollis]
Russian:
Малая поганка [группа ruficollis]
Slovak:
potápka malá (skup.)
Serbian:
Mali gnjurac [ruficollis grupa]
Swedish:
smådopping
Ukrainian:
Пірникоза мала [група ruficollis]
Chinese:
小䴙䴘(广布)
Chinese (Traditional):
小鸊鷈(ruficollis群)


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Little Grebe [ruficollis] ( Tachybaptus ruficollis [ruficollis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Tachybaptus ruficollis

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Afrikaans: Kleindobbertjie, Kleindobbertjie (Klein), Kleindobbertjie (Kleinduikertjie)
Arabic: الغطاس الصغير, غطاس صغير, غطاس صغير (صغير)
Asturian: Parrulu, Somorguyín común (común)
Azerbaijani: Kiçik batağan [ruficollis qrupu], Kiçik iyrəncə, kiçik maygülü, xırda iyrəncə, xırda maygülü
Bashkir: кесе поганка, кескәй сыпҡай
Belarusian: Коўра малая, Малая коўра
Bulgarian: Малък гмурец, Малък гмурец [Група ruficollis]
Bengali: ছোট ডুবুরি, ডুফুচয , ডুফারু , হছাট ডুফুচয
Bengali (transliteration): chōṭa ḍuburi, ḍubālu, ḍuburi
Breton: Ar plomerig ruz, Plomerig rous
Catalan: Cabusset, cabusset comú, Cabusset comú (comú)
Catalan (Balears): Setmesó
Valencian: Cabussonet
Montenegrin: mali gnjurac, мали гњурац
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): мали гњурац
Czech: potápka malá, potápka malá [skupina ruficollis]
Chuvash: пĕчĕк чăмкăç, печĕк пакăç кăвакал
Welsh: Gwyach fach
Danish: Lille Lappedykker, Lille Lappedykker, Almindelig [ruficollis Gruppe]
German: Zwergtaucher, Zwergtaucher [ruficollis-Gruppe]
Greek: Ναvoβoυτηχτάρι, Νανοβουτηχτάρι, Νανοβουτηχτάρι [ruficollis ομάδα], Νανοβουτηχτάρι [ruficollis], Νεροβούττης
Greek (Cypriot): Νεροβούττης
Emiliano-romagnolo: Fisulét
English: Dabchick, Little Grebe, Little Grebe (Little), Little Grebe [ruficollis]
English, HBW: Little Grebe (Little)
English (IOC): Little Grebe
English (Kenya): Little Grebe
English (Philippines): Little Grebe, Little Grebe (Little)
English (United States): Little Grebe (Little)
English (South Africa): Dabchick (Little)
Esperanto: Malgranda grebo, Malgrande grebo
Spanish: Zampullín Común, Zampullín Común (común), Zampullín Común (grupo ruficollis)
Spanish (Spain): Zampullín Común, Zampullín común (común), Zampullín común (grupo ruficollis)
Spanish (HBW): Little Grebe (Little)
Estonian: Väikepütt, Väikepütt e. punakael-pütt
Basque: Txilinporta txiki, Txilinporta txikia, Txilinporta txikia (ruficollis)
Persian: کشیم کوچک, کشیم کوچک [ruficollis Group]
Finnish: pikku-uikku, pikku-uikku [alalaji ruficollis]
Faroese: Smágjør
French: Grèbe castagneux, Grèbe castagneux (ruficollis), Grèbe castagneux [ruficollis]
Friulian: frisul piçul, platicul
Frisian: Dûkerke
Irish: Spágaire Tonn
Gaelic: Spàg-ri-Tòn
Galician: Merguillete común [grupo ruficollis], Mergullón pequeno
Manx: Eean Kereen Beg, Greeb beg
Hebrew: טבלן גמד, טבלן גמדי, טבלן גמדי (אירואסייתי)
Hindi: Mukkulippan
Croatian: Mali Gnjurac
Hungarian: Kis vöcsök , Kis vöcsök [ruficollis csoport]
Armenian: Փոքր Սուզակ, Փոքր սուզակ (Սովորական)
Indonesian: Burung Titihan, Burung Titihan Telaga, Titihan Jelaga, Titihan telaga
Icelandic: Dverggoði, Dverggoði [ruficollis hópur]
Italian: Tuffetto, Tuffetto [gruppo ruficollis]
Japanese (romaji): kaitsuburi, kaitsumuri, nio, nio-dori
Japanese: カイツブリ, カイツブリ (ruficollis グループ), カイツブリ(ruficollis グループ), カイツムリ, ニオ, ニオドリ
Japanese (Kanji): 鳰, 鳰鳥, 鸊鷉
Georgian: მცირე კოკონა, პატარა კოკონა
Kara-Kalpak: кишкене сүңгигир
Kabardian: бабыщыпцӀэ
Mongolian, Halh: ажир, ажир нугас, шунгуур
Kazakh: кіші сұқсыр, Кішкене сұқсыр, кішкене сұқсыр үйрек, кішкентай сұқсұр үйрек
Kazakh (Transliteration): kişkene suqsır
Korean: 논병아리, 논병아리 (ruficollis group)
Korean (Transliteration): non-byeongari
Cornish: Gryb lyha
Kirghiz: кидик арам өрдөк, кичинекей арам өрдөк
Scientific: Colymbus ruficollis, Podiceps fluviatilis, Podiceps ruficollis, Tachybaptus ruficollis, Tachybaptus ruficollis [ruficollis Group], Tachybaptus ruficollis [ruficollis], Tachybaptus ruficollis fluviatilis, Tachybaptus ruficollis ruficollis
Luxembourgish: Däichelchen
Lithuanian: Mažasis kragas, Mažasis kragas [ruficollis grupė], Paprastasis mažasis kragas
Latvian: Mazais dūkuris, Mazais dūkuris (ruficollis gr.)
Malagasy: Kiborano
Macedonian: Мал нуркач
Malayalam: മുങ്ങാങ്കോഴി
Mongolian: ажир, ажир нугас, Хурган шунгуур, 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
Moldavian: Corcodel mic
Malay: Burung Gerib Kecil, Burung Grebe Kecil
Maltese: Blonġun Żgħir
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): ажир
Nepali: डुबुल्कीचरा
Dutch: Dodaars, Dodaars (ruficollis groep)
Norwegian: Dvergdykker, dvergdykker (ruficollis gr.)
Livvi (Olonets Karelian): šulkku-uikku, šulku-uikku
Polish: perkozek, perkozek (zwyczajny), perkozek [gr. ruficollis]
Pinyin: shuǐ húlu, wáng-bā yāzi, xiǎo pìtī
Portuguese: Mergulhão-pequeno, Mergulhão-pequeno-castanho
Portuguese (Brazil): Mergulhão-pequeno-europeio, Mergulhão-pequeno-europeio (grupo ruficollis)
Portuguese (Portugal): Mergulhão-pequeno, Mergulhão-pequeno [grupo ruficollis]
Romansh: Sfunsella nanina
Rhaeto-Romance: Sfunsella nanina
Romanian: Corcodel mic, Corcodel mic (grupul ruficollis)
Russian: Малая поганка, Малая поганка [группа ruficollis], Поганка малая
Sardinian: Cabussoni
Scots: Spàg-ri-tòn
Northern Sami: Deaggabuokča, Deaggabuokčá, Deaggebuokci
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Punchi Gembithuruwa
Slovak: potápka malá, potápka malá (skup.)
Slovenian: mali ponirek, Mali ponirek [ruficollis]
Albanian: Kredharak i vogël, Kredharaku i vogël
Serbian: mali gnjurac, Mali gnjurac [ruficollis grupa]
Sotho, Southern: Thoboloko
Swedish: Smådopping
Swahili: Kibisi Mdogo
Tamil: Mukkulippan
Thai: นกเป็ดผี, นกเป็ดผีเล็ก , นกเป็ดผีเล็ก (ธรรมดา)
Thai (Transliteration): nók pèt-pʰĭi, nók pèt-pʰĭi lék
Turkmen: kiçi tersaýak
Turkish: Küçük batagan, Küçük batağan, Küçük Batağan [ruficollis Grubu], Yumurtapiçi, Кішкене сұқсыр
Tatar: кече чомга , кечкенә чомга
Tuvinian: Бичии ырыксыс
Ukrainian: Пірникоза мала, Пірникоза мала [група ruficollis]
Uzbek: қанжир, кичик қўнғир
Vietnamese: Chim ba nhíc, Chim Bánh ít, Chim lặn, Chim lặn nhỏ, Chim Le hôi, Le hôi
Kalmyk: баһ җоода
Xhosa: Unolwilwilwi
Chinese: 小䴙䴘, 小䴙䴘(广布), 水葫芦, 王八鴨子, 王八鸭子
Chinese (Traditional): 小鷿鷈, 小鸊鷈, 小鸊鷈(ruficollis群), 水葫蘆, 王八鴨子
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 小鷿鷈
Chinese (Taiwan):

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