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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 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Podicipediformes, Taxa
Source Little grebe (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Djibouti, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Eritrea, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Kenya, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Luxembourg, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Mozambique, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Poland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: South Africa, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: South Asia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Spain, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Tanzania, found in there.
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
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
View the Source
4. Little grebe (Wikipedia)
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
Quote, Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = LC
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