Breeding adult © Benny Diaz eBird S33507442 Macaulay Library ML 44712291
Breeding adult © Fyn Kynd
Nonbreeding adult © Christoph Moning
Breeding adult © Daniel Grossi
Adult and chick © Owlando Fonseca
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Breeding adult © Darren Clark
Breeding adult © Fernando Farias
Adult and chick © Manuel's Tours Costa Rica
Habitat © Jay McGowan

Dominikanski mali gnjurac Tachybaptus dominicus

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Identification

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This wee little grebe is dark gray overall with paler fluffy bum. The face is dark in breeding plumage; paler with a whitish throat in nonbreeding plumage. Also note piercing yellow eye and thin, sharply pointed bill. Compare with Pied-billed Grebe, which is larger, browner, and thicker-billed. Widespread throughout Middle and South America; very limited range in the U.S. Found in marshy ponds, often with extensive vegetation. Usually seen singly or in pairs, sometimes in small groups. Frequently dives underwater.

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