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Tachybaptus

  • Little Grebe

    Little Grebe in Vietnam

    Little grebe 
    (Le hôi, Tachybaptus ruficollis), also known as dabchick

    The little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis), also known as the dabchick, is a member of the grebe family Podicipedidae of water birds.

  • Tachybaptus

    Tachybaptus is a genus of small birds of the grebe or Podicipedidae family. The genus name means "quick diving": it is from Ancient Greek takhys "quick" or "fast" and bapto "I dip" or "to sink under".

    1/ Little grebe (Le hôi, Tachybaptus ruficollis), also known as dabchick