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Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Classification

Class
Aves

The little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis), also known as the dabchick, is a member of the grebe family of water birds. The genus name is from Ancient Greek takhus "fast" and bapto "to sink under". The specific ruficollis is from Latin rufus "red" and Modern Latin -collis, "-necked", itself derived from Latin collum "neck".

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 205,530United Kingdom · 186,900Spain · 168,113France · 55,758Germany · 52,395Italy · 20,553Switzerland · 12,775Belgium · 11,590Luxembourg · 699