MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Tachybaptus Reichenbach, 1853

WoRMS taxon details

Tachybaptus Reichenbach, 1853

AphiaID

148789 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:148789)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Podicipedidae Bonaparte, 1831

Direct children (2)

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Species Tachybaptus dominicus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Species Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pallas, 1764)

Environment

marine, fresh, terrestrial

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

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]

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2024). Tachybaptus Reichenbach, 1853. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148789 on 2024-05-02

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-03-29 13:12:34Z

created

Claus, Simon

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basis of record Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]

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Definitions

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Language	Name
Japanese	カイツブリ属	[details]

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