Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Grebes :: Least Grebe
Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
Described by: Linnaeus (1766)
Alternate common name(s): Least Dabchick, American Dabchick
Old scientific name(s): Podiceps dominicus, Poliocephalus domincus, Limnodytes domincus
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Range
Ex. sc. United States, e. and w. coasts of Mexico, Central America s. to se. South America; West Indies;
(1) s. United States (ec. and s. Texas), Mexico (Sinaloa, n. Tamaulipas and Cozumel Is.) s. through Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama.
(2) Sw. United States (s. Arizona) and nw. Mexico (s. Baja and Sonora).
(3) West Indies (s. Bahamas (Great Abaco), Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Is.) and s. Mexico (Cozumel Is., Quintana Roo).
(4) Colombia (Cauca and Patia Valleys), Venezuela, Curacao, Bonaire, Trinidad and Tobago (formerly), Guyana, Surinam, Guiana, e. Ecuador, e. Peru, c. Bolivia (Santa Cruz, La Paz, Cochabamba, Chuquisaca, Tarija), Brazil (Bahia, Chapada Diamantina), Paraguay, Uruguay and n. Argentina s. to Entre Rios.
(5) W. Ecuador and ex. nw. Peru s. to Lambayeque.
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North America n. of Mexican border
Summer and winter:
(1) s. TEX (n. to Eagle Pass, San Antonio and Rockport).
(2) It occurs causally in se. CAL (Imperial Dam) and s. ARZ.
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References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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