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Little grebe

Birds

The little grebe, also known as the dabchick, is a member of the grebe family of water birds. Its genus name derives from Ancient Greek words meaning fast and to sink under, while its specific name ruficollis comes from Latin words for red and necked, describing its coloring. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Tachybaptus ruficollis 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 5
Body Size Band
Medium 6
Activity Pattern
Diurnal 6
Lifespan
17.5 7
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Podicipediformes, Taxa
Source Little grebe (Wikidata)

In Biome

Freshwater, Biomes
Source Little grebe (Wikipedia)
Lake, Biomes
Source Little grebe (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Africa

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Belgium

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Denmark

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Djibouti

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Eritrea

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France

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Kenya

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Luxembourg

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Mozambique

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Norway

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Poland

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South Africa

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South Asia

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Spain

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Sweden

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Tanzania

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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Diet: Insectivore
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species API
  • System (Realm): Terrestrial
  • System (Realm): Freshwater
  • System (Realm): Marine
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3. Little grebe (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q25421 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Podicipediformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Aves
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Aves","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Aves","language":"ES"},{"name":"Birds","language":"EN"},{"name":"Oiseaux","language":"FR"},{"name":"鸟纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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5. Little grebe (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • In Biome: Freshwater, Distribution
    This bird breeds in small colonies in heavily vegetated areas of freshwater lakes across Europe, much of Asia down to New Guinea, and most of Africa.
  • In Biome: Lake, Distribution
    This bird breeds in small colonies in heavily vegetated areas of freshwater lakes across Europe, much of Asia down to New Guinea, and most of Africa.
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6. Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 bird functional traits (BirdFuncDat)
Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Row: tachybaptus ruficollis
    5000 Nonpasseriformes Podicipediformes Podicipedidae Grebes 21 BL3 Tachybaptus ruficollis Little Grebe 80 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Invertebrate Ref_1 A Jennifer 70 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_1 1 Jessica 0 169.43 Dunning08 1
  • BirdFuncDat.txt row Tachybaptus ruficollis, Nocturnal column
    Tachybaptus ruficollis Little Grebe 80 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Invertebrate Ref_1 A Jennifer 70 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_1 1 Jessica 0
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7. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Tachybaptus ruficollis
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolLifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Quote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity 17.5 years (wild)
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Tachybaptus
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1357
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1357
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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