Least Grebe vs Little Grebe

Tachybaptus dominicus مقارنةً بـ Tachybaptus ruficollis

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Least Grebe Little Grebe
الاسم العلمي Tachybaptus dominicus Tachybaptus ruficollis
الرتبة Podicipediformes Podicipediformes
الفصيلة Podicipedidae Podicipedidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 19,4 cm (7.6 in) 20,0 cm (7.9 in)
الوزن 134,75 g (4.75 oz) 150,66666666666666 g (5.31 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 4-6 2-10
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Least Grebe only

بلا

Little Grebe only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Least Grebe

Least Concern

Little Grebe

About These Birds

Least Grebe

Least Grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus) is the smallest New World grebe at 21–27 cm. Dark grey overall in breeding plumage with yellow eye, blackish cap, and short bill. Inhabits small freshwater ponds, ditches, and marshes from the southern USA through Central and South America to northern Argentina. Feeds on small fish and aquatic invertebrates.

Little Grebe

Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) is a small 23–29 cm, compact diving bird of Eurasia and Africa. Breeding plumage: chestnut neck and cheeks, dark brown body, pale yellow gape patch. Inhabits still and slow freshwater bodies across a huge range from Britain to Japan and south to South Africa. Dives frequently for small fish and invertebrates.

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