Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) with chicks. The little grebe is a small water bird with a pointed bill. The adult is unmistakable in summer, predominantly dark above with its rich, rufous colour neck, cheeks and flanks, and bright yellow gape. The rufous is replaced by a dirty brownish grey in non-breeding and juvenile birds.
Like all grebes, it nests at the water's edge, since its legs are set very far back and it cannot walk well. Usually four to seven eggs are laid. When the adult bird leaves the nest it usually takes care to cover the eggs with weeds. This makes it less likely to be detected by predators.
The young leave the nest and can swim soon after hatching, and chicks are often carried on the backs of the swimming adults. More... indianbirds.thedynamicnature.com/2014/11/little-grebe-tachybaptus-ruficollis.html
Scientific classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Podicipediformes
Family: Podicipedidae
Genus: Tachybaptus
Species: T. ruficollis
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Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) with chicks. The little grebe is a small water bird with a pointed bill. The adult is unmistakable in summer, predominantly dark above with its rich, rufous colour neck, cheeks and flanks, and bright yellow gape. The rufous is replaced by a dirty brownish grey in non-breeding and juvenile birds.
Like all grebes, it nests at the water's edge, since its legs are set very far back and it cannot walk well. Usually four to seven eggs are laid. When the adult bird leaves the nest it usually takes care to cover the eggs with weeds. This makes it less likely to be detected by predators.
The young leave the nest and can swim soon after hatching, and chicks are often carried on the backs of the swimming adults. More... indianbirds.thedynamicnature.com/2014/11/little-grebe-tachybaptus-ruficollis.html
Scientific classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Podicipediformes
Family: Podicipedidae
Genus: Tachybaptus
Species: T. ruficollis
#Birds #Grebe #YouTubeBirds
