Grebes

Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis

The little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis), 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".

Family

Grebes

Order

Podicipediformes

Weight

169 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

111

Photo: (c) Gergely Nigg, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist