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| + | [[Image:Least_Grebe.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''brachypterus''<br />Photo by {{user|bobsofpa|bobsofpa}} <br /> Sabal Palm Sanctuary, [[Texas]], [[USA]], April 2005]] | ||
;[[:Category:Tachybaptus|Tachybaptus]] dominicus | ;[[:Category:Tachybaptus|Tachybaptus]] dominicus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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| − | L. 23-26cm | ||
*Dark brownish-grey | *Dark brownish-grey | ||
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[[United States]], [[Mexico]], [[Panama]], [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Paraguay]] and southern [[Brazil]] | [[United States]], [[Mexico]], [[Panama]], [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Paraguay]] and southern [[Brazil]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Five subspecies recognized: | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| + | Five subspecies recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
* ''T. d. brachypterus'' from south [[Texas]] to west-central [[Mexico]] and [[Panama]] | * ''T. d. brachypterus'' from south [[Texas]] to west-central [[Mexico]] and [[Panama]] | ||
* ''T. d. bangsi'' in western [[Mexico]] (southern half of Baja California and southern Sonora) | * ''T. d. bangsi'' in western [[Mexico]] (southern half of Baja California and southern Sonora) | ||
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Includes small fish and aquatic invertebrates. | Includes small fish and aquatic invertebrates. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 14:38, 26 December 2016
Alternative name: Short-billed Grebe
- Tachybaptus dominicus
Identification
L. 23-26cm (9-10¼ in))
- Dark brownish-grey
- Greenish gloss above
- Buffy breast and flanks with heavy dark barring
- White belly and undertail
- Slay-trey head and neck
- Black throat, chin, and crown
- Yellow to orange iris
- Black bill with small white tip
- Brownish-olive legs
Subspecies brachyrhynchus
Photo by Xyko Paludo
Parque Estadual Espigão Alto, Barracão, RS, Brazil, December 2016
Photo by Xyko Paludo
Parque Estadual Espigão Alto, Barracão, RS, Brazil, December 2016
Distribution
United States, Mexico, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and southern Brazil
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Five subspecies recognized[1]:
- T. d. brachypterus from south Texas to west-central Mexico and Panama
- T. d. bangsi in western Mexico (southern half of Baja California and southern Sonora)
- T. d. dominicus on Cozumel Island, Bahamas, Greater Antilles and Virgin Islands
- T. d. eisenmanni on the coast of Ecuador; populations of northwestern Peru presumably also this subspecies
- T. d. brachyrhynchus in tropical northern South America to south Brazil and north Argentina
Habitat
Freshwater ponds, slow-flowing rivers and swamps.
Behaviour
Breeding
The nest is a heap of rotting vegetation anchored to submerged plants in reedbeds or other marginal vegetation. 4-6 white eggs are laid and are incubated by both sexes for 21 days. Young tended by both sexes. Double-brooded, possibly treble-brooded at times.
Diet
Includes small fish and aquatic invertebrates.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Least Grebe. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Least_Grebe
