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Tachybaptus ruficollis Little Grebe.jpg

Tachybaptus ruficollis  (Pallas, 1764)

Little Grebe

Home > Birds​ > Tachybaptus ruficollis
​Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Podicipediformes
Family: Podicipedidae
Genus: Tachybaptus
Species: ruficollis

  • Common names: Little Grebe
  • Thai names: นกเป็ดผีเล็ก
  • Distribution: ​​(by ssp.) [1] [3]
    Tachybaptus ruficollis ruficollis: Europe east to Ural Mountains and nw Africa
    Tachybaptus ruficollis [capensis or albescens]: Caucasus to Myanmar and Sri Lanka; Africa s of the Sahara
    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)
  • IUCN Red List: Least Concern. Population decreasing. ​[2]
  • Image locations: Prachuap Khiri Khan (Khao Sam Roi Yot NP)
  • Additional notes: 
Tachybaptus ruficollis image location map.jpg
Image locations

Images of Tachybaptus ruficollis from Thailand.
Tachybaptus ruficollis Little Grebe Khao Sam Roi Yot NP Aug 2006.jpg
Tachybaptus ruficollis, Little Grebe, Khao Sam Roi Yot N.P. Prachuap Khiri Khan, Aug 2006

References: 
​[1] Avibase - accessed 18 February 2021.

​[2] BirdLife International. 2019. Tachybaptus ruficollis (amended version of 2017 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T22696545A155540155. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22696545A155540155.en. Downloaded on 18 February 2021.
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​[3] Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ on 03 August 2020.
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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