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. ruficollis |
| Trinomial name | |
| Tachybaptus ruficollis tricolor (Gray, 1861) | |
The tricolored grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis tricolor) is a bird in the Podicipedidae family usually considered conspecific with the little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis). It is native to maritime Southeast Asia and Australasia.[1] The IOC has split the bird, however the IUCN and Clements still consider the birds conspecific.
birds in the tricolor group
- Tachybaptus ruficollis vulcanorum (Rensch, 1929): Sulawesi, North Maluku to New Guinea
- Tachybaptus ruficollis tricolor (Gray, 1861): Java, Timor, Lesser Sundas, northeast New Guinea to Bougainville Island.
- Tachybaptus ruficollis collaris (Mayr, 1945): Solomon Islands
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