Least grebe

Weight

122.7 g – 141.2 g

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

Not recorded

Diet

Aquatic predator

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

wetland

Egg incubation

21 days

Young per litter or clutch

4.88

Litters or clutches a year

3.5

Lifestyle

Aquatic

Migration

Sedentary

Conservation status

Not recorded

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderPodicipediformes
5. familyPodicipedidae
6. genusTachybaptus
7. SpeciesTachybaptus dominicus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synonyms Colymbus dominicus, Pociceps dominicus, Podiceps dominicus, Poliocephalus dominicus

Catalogue of Life

LC, Least Concern

Little grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Podicipedidae

R

Rusty grebe

Tachybaptus rufolavatus

PodicipedidaeNo free photo yet

A

Australian grebe

Tachybaptus novaehollandiae

PodicipedidaeNo free photo yet

M

Madagascan grebe

Tachybaptus pelzelnii

PodicipedidaeNo free photo yet

T

Tricolored grebe

Tachybaptus tricolor

PodicipedidaeNo free photo yet

CompareLeast grebe vs Little grebeLeast grebe vs Rusty grebeLeast grebe vs Australian grebeLeast grebe vs Madagascan grebe

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@misc{least_grebe_2026,
  title = {Least grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/least-grebe},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}