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Tachybaptus dominicus (least grebe)

Reptilia - Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae

Taxonomy
Colymbus dominicus was named by Linnaeus (1766). It is extant.

It was recombined as Podiceps dominicus by Campbell (1979); it was recombined as Tachybaptus dominicus by Steadman et al. (2003) and Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Colymbus dominicus Linnaeus
1979Podiceps dominicus Campbell
2003Tachybaptus dominicus Steadman et al.
2017Tachybaptus dominicus Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
RankNameAuthor
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
NatatoresBaird 1858
Pygopodotubinares
superorderGaviomorphae
orderPodicipediformesFürbringer 1888
familyPodicipedidaeBonaparte 1831
genusTachybaptusReichenbach 1853
speciesdominicus(Linnaeus 1766)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Tachybaptus dominicus Linnaeus 1766 [least grebe]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Holocene or 2.58800 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (Florida) Tachybaptus dominicus (20384)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru Podiceps dominicus (71346)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mexico (Chiapas) Tachybaptus dominicus (195047)