WoRMS taxon details
Tachybaptus Reichenbach, 1853
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Small grebe. Short, plump body. Tail extremely short. Neck and wings short. No ornamental plumage on head or neck. Bill...
Description Small grebe. Short, plump body. Tail extremely short. Neck and wings short. No ornamental plumage on head or neck. Bill short, conical and with a blunt tip. Outer toe nearly as long as middle toe. No bald spot on crown of young. [details]
WoRMS (2025). Tachybaptus Reichenbach, 1853. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148789 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
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Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
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Description Small grebe. Short, plump body. Tail extremely short. Neck and wings short. No ornamental plumage on head or neck. Bill short, conical and with a blunt tip. Outer toe nearly as long as middle toe. No bald spot on crown of young. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | カイツブリ属 | [details] |