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Least Grebe
Tachybaptus dominicus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
American CootFulica americana
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Neotropic CormorantNannopterum brasilianum
Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 109,012 |
|---|---|
| Mexico | 4,416 |
| Texas | 3,209 |
| Arizona | 1,939 |
| Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | 948 |
| Sinaloa | 502 |
| Oaxaca | 468 |
| Jalisco | 441 |
| Brazil | 363 |
| Yucatan | 217 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Platform nestingListed by a harvested source as building platform nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Water nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on water.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Grebes · Podicipediformes |
| Family | Grebes · Podicipedidae |
| Genus | Small Grebes · Tachybaptus |
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Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Least Grebe with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.