The tricolored grebe (Tachybaptus tricolor) is a bird in the family Podicipedidae sometimes 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, other taxonomic authorities still consider the birds conspecific.
Tricolored grebe | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Podicipediformes |
Family: | Podicipedidae |
Genus: | Tachybaptus |
Species: | T. tricolor
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Binomial name | |
Tachybaptus tricolor (Gray, GR, 1861)
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Synonyms | |
Tachybaptus ruficollis tricolor |
Systematics
editThe following subspecies are considered to be part of 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