Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (37)
- Subspecies (5)
Robert W. Storer
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 28, 2011
Text last updated October 28, 2011
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | cabusset americà |
| Croatian | sivi gnjurac |
| Czech | potápka nejmenší |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Dodaars |
| English | Least Grebe |
| English (United States) | Least Grebe |
| French | Grèbe minime |
| French (France) | Grèbe minime |
| German | Schwarzkopf-Zwergtaucher |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Ti Plonjon |
| Icelandic | Reyrgoði |
| Japanese | ヒメカイツブリ |
| Norwegian | pygmédykker |
| Polish | perkozek białoskrzydły |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | mergulhão-pequeno |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | mergulhão-pequeno-americano |
| Russian | Южноамериканская поганка |
| Serbian | Dominikanski mali gnjurac |
| Slovak | potápka čiernohlavá |
| Spanish | Zampullín Macacito |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Macá Gris |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Zambullidor Enano |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Zaramagullón chico |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Tígua |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Zambullidor Menor |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Zambullidor Menor |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Zambullidor Menor |
| Spanish (Panama) | Zambullidor Menor |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Macacito gris |
| Spanish (Peru) | Zambullidor Menor |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Tigua |
| Spanish (Spain) | Zampullín macacito |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Macá Gris |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Patico Zambullidor |
| Swedish | dvärgdopping |
| Turkish | Amerika Küçük Batağanı |
| Ukrainian | Пірникоза домініканська |
Tachybaptus dominicus (Linnaeus, 1766)
PROTONYM:
Colymbus dominicus
Linnaeus, 1766. Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1], p.223.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Santo Domingo.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- TACHYBAPTUS
- dominicensis / dominicus
- Dominicus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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