Tachybaptus ruficollis  (Pallas, 1764)

Little Grebe

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

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• 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: 

Image locations

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Images of Tachybaptus ruficollis from Thailand.

Tachybaptus ruficollis, Little Grebe, Khao Sam Roi Yot N.P. Prachuap Khiri Khan, Aug 2006

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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.