Little Grebe, 3/28/2012

This was also not in my plan. I was intended to photograph a Chinese Pond Heron because one of my birdwatching friends said it was there, which turned out to be a wrong information. But to my surprise, Tufted Duck and Purple Heron were there, and the Little Grebe, which I had photographed before, has changed its feathers into a colorful ones because it's now in its breeding season. The Little Grebe was shy and always kept distant. If the photograph hurt your eye, I appologize. Thanks!

The Little Grebe belongs to Taiwan local bird. It's good at diving long time into water searching for fishes. In the breeding season, its front neck and side neck are reddish brown, and its face has a tilted white stripe, very colorful as a whole, not like the boring light brown color during non-breeding season.


photographed on 3/28/2012



photographed on 1/27/2012



photographed on 12/25/2011



photographed on 12/25/2011

Chinese name:	小鷿鷈
English name:	Little Grebe
Nickname:
Scientific name:	Tachybaptus ruficollis
Order:	Ciconiiformes
Family:	Podicipedidae
Species status:	Species
Conservation status:	Least Concern
Migration status:	Taiwan local bird
Frequency of appearance:	Common in Taiwan
Foods:	Fishes
Habitat:	Water area, swamps, ponds and lakes
Altitude:	Low altitude
Behavior:	Appear alone or in flocks
Characteristics:	General Characteristics: Good at swimming, can dive into water searching for fishes, need to run on surface of water before flying in the air.
Breeding places:	Central and South Europe, South Africa, China, Philippine, Australia and Indonesia.
Migration destinations:
Time photographed:	2011/12/25, 2012/1/27, 2012/3/28
Location found:	Xindian District, New Taipei City
Sources:	Internet
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