Least grebe
The least grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus), an aquatic bird, is the smallest member of the grebe family. It occurs in the New World from the southwestern United States and Mexico to Argentina, and also on Trinidad and Tobago, the Bahamas and the Greater Antilles.
| Least grebe | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Podicipediformes |
| Family: | Podicipedidae |
| Genus: | Tachybaptus |
| Species: | T. dominicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Tachybaptus dominicus (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
| Range of T. dominicus Subspecies separated by black lines | |
| Synonyms | |
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Colymbus dominicus Linnaeus, 1766 | |
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