Least Grebe
Tachybaptus dominicus(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Least Grebe
The Least Grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Podicipedidae (Grebes) in the order Podicipediformes.
- Scientific name
- Tachybaptus dominicus
- Family
- Podicipedidae (Grebes)
- Order
- Podicipediformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Least Grebe
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Tachybaptus dominicus brachypterus
- Tachybaptus dominicus bangsi
- Tachybaptus dominicus dominicus
- Tachybaptus dominicus brachyrhynchus
- Tachybaptus dominicus eisenmanni
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Colymbus dominicus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Santo Domingo.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.223
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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