Dabchick
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
see grebe.
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Grebe - common name for swimming birds found on or near quiet waters in most parts of the world.
New Zealand Dabchick Poliocephalus rufopectus (Weweia)
Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus
Australian Little Grebe Rachybaptus novaehollandiae ...
Sometimes called Dabchicks, or water-witches, the Pied-billed Grebe eats mostly aquatic insects but is known to enjoy the occasional tadpole, small frog, or fish.
Among the more important dabchick localities in summer are Holme Broadwater, Holkham Park lake, Wells boating lake and Hickling Broad.
The Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis), also known as Dabchick, is 23 to 29 cm in length. It is the smallest European member of the grebe family of water birds and is commonly found in open bodies of water across most of its range.
Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
Described by: Linnaeus (1766)
Alternate common name(s): Least Dabchick, American Dabchick
Old scientific name(s): Podiceps dominicus, Poliocephalus domincus, Limnodytes domincus ...
Folk names of this grebe include dabchick, devil-diver, dive-dapper, hell-diver, and water witch.
There are several prehistoric taxa of Podilymbus described from fossil remains: ...
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
(aka Dabchick)
Scotland
The Little Grebe is found in temperate and tropical areas of the Old World from Europe to New Guinea and southern Africa.
Australasian Little Grebe, Australian Grebe, Australian Little Grebe, Black-throated Grebe, Black-throated Little Grebe, Australasian Dabchick, Australian Dabchick, Eastern Little Grebe
Bird Family :
Podicipedidae - Grebes ...
Hoary-headed Grebe, Poliocephalus poliocephalus
New Zealand Dabchick, Poliocephalus rufopectus, or Weweia, is endemic to New Zealand.
Genus Podiceps ...
It may be related to the Dutch word "dodaars" the name of the little Grebe or Dabchick in the Dutch language. The connection may have been made because of similar feathers on the hind end, or because both animals were clumsy walkers.
But there are also species, though not Passerine, which are absolutely identical with those of Britain, the barn owl, common quail, pigmy rail, and little grebe or dabchick, all of them common and apparently resident in the island.
 See also: Grebe, Little grebe, Diver, Duck, Swan
  
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