Tricolored grebe | |
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Podicipediformes |
Family: | Podicipedidae |
Genus: | Tachybaptus |
Species: | T. tricolor |
Binomial name | |
Tachybaptus tricolor (Gray, 1861) |
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Synonyms | |
Tachybaptus ruficollis tricolor |
Tachybaptus ruficollis tricolor
The tricolored grebe (Tachybaptus tricolor) is a bird in the Podicipedidae family sometimes considered conspecific with the little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis). It is native to maritime Southeast Asia and Australasia. The IOC has split the bird, however other taxonomic authorities still consider the birds conspecific.