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Species record

Tricolored Grebe

Tachybaptus tricolor

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Primary Traits

FamilyPodicipedidae
OrderPodicipediformes
RealmIA
HabitatWetland
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

-

Elevation

0 m - 2,100 m

Data points

49

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Record section

Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Tachybaptus tricolor

English name

Tricolored Grebe

Order

Podicipediformes

Family

Podicipedidae

Genus

Tachybaptus

Species

tricolor

Data source

BOTW

Record section

Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

No data

Range restricted

No data

Island endemic

Yes

Biogeographic realm

IA

Latitudinal zone

Tropical

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Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

No data

Maximum female mass

No data

Minimum male mass

No data

Maximum male mass

No data

Minimum unsexed mass

No data

Maximum unsexed mass

No data

Average mass

No data

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

0 m

Typical upper elevation

2,100 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

2,100 m

Typical elevation

1,050 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Wetland

Habitat breadth

2

Primary diet

Invertebrate

Diet breadth

3

Diet specialization index

1.22

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

Solitary

Mating system

No data

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

No data

Nest substrate

No data

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

2

Maximum clutch size

10

Incubating sex

No data

Minimum incubation period

20 d

Maximum incubation period

25 d

Minimum fledging period

44 d

Maximum fledging period

48 d

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

6

Average fledging period

46 d

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Sedentary