10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LITTLE GREBE»
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1
Endangered Wildlife and Plants of the World
Fifteen specimens of a small grebe were collected in 1929 and soon thereafter
were described as a species distinct from the little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis).
This newly discovered species was named the "Alaotra grebe" for the lake where
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Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2001
2
The Bird Almanac: A Guide to Essential Facts and Figures of ...
... Gavia adamsii LR PODICIPEDIFORMES Podicipedidae Red-throated Little
Grebe Tachybaptus ruftcollis Australasian Little Grebe Tachybaptus
novaehollandiae LR Madagascar Little Grebe Tachybaptus pelzelnii GT
Delacour's Little Grebe ...
3
Australian Bird Names: A Complete Guide
Despite having been described as a separate species in 1826, for much of the
subsequent time it has been regarded as a race of the widespread Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis. The current name is a relative neologism to reflect that.
Jeannie Gray, Ian Fraser, 2013
4
Handbook of Avian Hybrids of the World
Tachybaptus ruficollis (() [Little Grebe] NHR. Very rarely, the Pied-billed Grebe
occurs as a vagrant in w Europe. Hybridization is known from U.K. (Isle of Skye,
Cornwall) and Norway (Time, Rogaland). Bunes and Solbakken 2004; Fjeldså ...
Department of Genetics University of Georgia Eugene M. McCarthy Post Doctoral Researcher, Athens, 2006
5
Birds of the Indian Ocean Islands
1 ALAOTRA LITTLE GREBE Tachybaptus rufolavatus • 19 cm In breeding
plumage this small, dark-coloured grebe has light tan sides to the neck, a black
crown, a pale-yellow eye, and a dark bill with a white tip. Non-br. has a greyish
plumage ...
Ian Sinclair, Olivier Langrand, 2003
6
A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe
Flight outline compact but action freer than Little Grebe. See also Black-necked
Grebe. Voice: Chief note a long, squealing trill, falling at end. Habitat: As Red-
necked Grebe but also nests on small hill waters. Winters on sheltered coastal ...
Roger Tory Peterson, Guy Mountfort, P. A. D. Hollum, 2001
7
Birds New to Britain and Ireland
COMPARISON WITH EUROPEAN GREBES Size Comparing the grebe with the
Coots and ducks, I estimated it to be only slightly larger than a Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis and so there was no question of its being either a Great
Crested ...
Slight resemblance to Little Grebe. identification Male breeding and non-
breeding, female, juvenile As African White-backed Duck, but slightly smaller.
Markings, especially on head and body, stronger, thus giving overall darker
appearance; ...
M. A. Ogilvie, Steve Young, 2002
A rather small grebe with characteristic long, stout bill and short wings. Breeding
plumage: crown and hind part of neck dark blackish with greenish gloss, throat
and ear-coverts pale cinnamon to white (lacking in African Little Grebe ...
Julian P. Hume, Michael Walters, 2012
10
Practical Wildlife Care
Species usually seen: Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) and little grebe (
dabchick) (Tachybaptus ruficollis). Species rarely seen: Red-necked grebe (P.
grisegena), Slavonian grebe (P. auritus) and blacknecked grebe (P. nigricollis)
who ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LITTLE GREBE»
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little grebe is used in the context of the following news items.
Birdwatchers' paradise to get Rs 2.54 crore facelift
... Shoveler, Pintail duck, Lesser Whistling Duck, Gadwall, Mallard, Cotton Teal, Eurasian Wigeon, Little Grebe, Ruddy Shelduck, Spot Bill Duck, ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
Focus on: Spa Ponds nature reserve
Kingfisher and little grebe are amongst the birds recorded whilst the neighbouring Garibaldi Plantation is home to birds such as coal tit and ... «Nottingham Post, Jul 15»
'Walter the water vole' joins Friends of Ditton Meadows protest …
... and grassland which are home to a number of protected species including water voles, toads, newts, kingfishers, snipe, little grebe and bats. «Cambridge News, Jun 15»
'An oasis for wildlife' – North Cave Wetlands about to expand
The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust also says the site has a resident population of tufted duck, gadwall, great crested and little grebe and sometimes ... «Hull Daily Mail, Jun 15»
Steve Holberry wins first Green Un/Daiwa Club Anglers …
Section winners (all qualify for the final at Hayton's Little Grebe Lake on June 28): Steve Holberry, Dave Patrickson, Kev Martin, Bill Wild, Paul ... «The Star, May 15»
Okhla bird park: The threat is in the nest
The Oriental Darter, Black-crowned Night Heron, Little Cormorant, Common Moorhen, Marsh Harrier and Little Grebe were among those to ... «Times of India, May 15»
Best places to walk your dog in Edinburgh
Blackford Pond and the surrounding wetland are important for water birds such as swan, little grebe, heron, pochard, mallard and tufted duck. «The Edinburgh Reporter, Apr 15»
Little grebe playing hide and seek
It was a little grebe and I was close enough to see the tiny yellow patch at the base of its small beak. The overall plumage was dark brown, ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
Across the ponds
A long, panicky trill gives away the presence of a little grebe, somewhere among the reed. As I watch the pond, I sense something cross my ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
Talk Of The Town
Other birds like the Gull-billed Tern, Lesser and Greater Sand Plover, Indian Grey Hornbill, Common Iora, Spot-billed Duck, Little Grebe, Osprey ... «Free press journal, Mar 15»
