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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]] | + | [[Image:Least_Grebe.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''brachypterus''<br />Photo © by {{user|bobsofpa|bobsofpa}} <br /> Sabal Palm Sanctuary, [[Texas]], [[USA]], 25 April 2005]] |
;[[:Category:Tachybaptus|Tachybaptus]] dominicus | ;[[:Category:Tachybaptus|Tachybaptus]] dominicus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | [[Image:Megulh opequeno4.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''brachyrhynchus''<br />Photo by {{user|Xyko+Paludo|Francisco Paludo}}<br />Parque Estadual Espigão Alto, Barracão, RS, [[Brazil]], December 2016 ]] | + | [[Image:Megulh opequeno4.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''brachyrhynchus''<br />Photo © by {{user|Xyko+Paludo|Francisco Paludo}}<br />Parque Estadual Espigão Alto, Barracão, RS, [[Brazil]], 24 December 2016 ]] |
L. 23-26cm (9-10¼ in)) | L. 23-26cm (9-10¼ in)) | ||
*Dark brownish-grey | *Dark brownish-grey | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
− | [[Image:Least Grebe5.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''eisenmanni''<br />Photo by {{user|Stanley Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Laguna El Oconal, Villa Rica, Oxapampa, [[Peru]], August 2017]] | + | [[Image:Least Grebe5.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''eisenmanni''<br />Photo © by {{user|Stanley Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Laguna El Oconal, Villa Rica, Oxapampa, [[Peru]], 17 August 2017]] |
Five subspecies recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | 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]] | ||
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Includes small fish and aquatic invertebrates. | Includes small fish and aquatic invertebrates. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== |
Revision as of 03:07, 7 April 2019
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
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. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. 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 12 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Least_Grebe