Least Grebe

Tachybaptus dominicus

Order

PODICIPEDIFORMES

Family

Grebes (Podicipedidae)

Code 4

LEGR

Code 6

TACDOM

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Dagger, All-purpose
Eye Color: Yellow to yellow orange.
Head Pattern: Plain
Crown Color: Black
Forehead Color: Black
Nape Color: Black
Throat Color: Gray
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 23-25 cm (9-10 in)
Weight: 128 g (4.5 oz)
Size: 3. Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary: Black, Gray, Sheen or Iridescence
Underparts: White
Upperparts: Black
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Mottled
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Direct flight with strenuously rapid wing beats
Wingspan Range: 48-53 cm (19-21 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Rounded Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Gray-black
Under Tail: White
Leg Color: Black

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