Little Grebe

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q25421
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Summary

Little Grebe is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,198 views/month, #1,453 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Tachybaptus[5]
  • Taxon name: Tachybaptus ruficollis[6]
  • Commons category: Tachybaptus ruficollis[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Tachybaptus ruficollis[8]
  • Commons gallery: Tachybaptus ruficollis[9]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/2c04922c-82dd-4718-ab22-c9772408de9c[10]
  • Original combination: Colymbus ruficollis[11]
  • Short name: T. ruficollis[12]
  • Taxon common name: Little Grebe[13], Zwergtaucher[14], Zampullín común[15], cabusset comú[16], potápka malá[17], väikepütt e. punakael-pütt[18], gwyach fach[19], Dvergdykker[20], Малая поганка[21], カイツブリ[22], Lille Lappedykker[23], pikku-uikku[24], kis vöcsök[25], perkozek (zwyczajny)[26]
  • Wingspan: 42 cm[27]
  • Mass: 13.7 g[28]

Body

Identifiers

Little Grebe's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 100828[29]. Little Grebe's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45513831[30]. Little Grebe's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2482048[31]. Little Grebe's ITIS TSN is recorded as 563259[32].

Why It Matters

Little Grebe has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . app.bto.org. app.bto.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · WikiLucas00 · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q9240 (ind)-Raizan1-Titihan telaga.wav
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Pronunciation audio: LL-Q29401 (asm)-বিকাশ দিহিঙ্গীয়া-পানী ডুবি.wav"
  2. 16w ago · Nikola Tulechki · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Regional conservation status → Q278113
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Regional conservation status: Vulnerable, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259821|batch #259821]]"
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