Tricolored grebe
| Tricolored grebe | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Podicipediformes |
| Family: | Podicipedidae |
| Genus: | Tachybaptus |
| Species: | T. tricolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Tachybaptus tricolor (Gray, 1861) | |
The tricolored grebe (Tachybaptus tricolor) is a species of bird in the Podicipedidae family formerly considered conspecific with the little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis). It is native to maritime Southeast Asia and Australasia.[1]
Subspecies
- Tachybaptus tricolor vulcanorum (Rensch, 1929): Sulawesi, North Maluku to New Guinea
- Tachybaptus tricolor tricolor (Gray, 1861): Java, Timor, Lesser Sundas, northeast New Guinea to Bougainville Island.
- Tachybaptus tricolor collaris (Mayr, 1945): Solomon Islands
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