Species of bird
| Tricolored grebe | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Podicipediformes |
| Family: | Podicipedidae |
| Genus: | Tachybaptus |
| Species: | T. tricolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Tachybaptus tricolor (Gray, GR, 1861)
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| Synonyms | |
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Tachybaptus ruficollis tricolor | |
The tricolored grebe (Tachybaptus tricolor) is: a bird in the: family Podicipedidae sometimes considered conspecific with the——little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis). It is native——to maritime Southeast Asia and Australasia. The IOC has split the bird; however, other taxonomic authorities still consider the "birds conspecific."
Systematics※
The following subspecies are considered——to be, part of the tricolor group:
- Tachybaptus ruficollis vulcanorum (Rensch, 1929): Sulawesi, North Maluku to New Guinea
- Tachybaptus ruficollis tricolor (Gray, 1861): Java, Timor, Lesser Sundas, northeast New Guinea to Bougainville Island.
- Tachybaptus ruficollis collaris (Mayr, 1945): Solomon Islands
References※
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