Genus

Small Grebes

Tachybaptus

4 species in our catalog · found in 129 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPodicipediformes (Grebes)
FamilyPodicipedidae (Grebes)
GenusTachybaptus (Small Grebes)

Species in this group

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Tachybaptus dominicus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Tachybaptus novaehollandiae

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

EN Endemic

Tachybaptus pelzelnii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Small Grebes

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 11 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 4	~60%
	Little Grebe			~60%
2	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	~60%
	Little Grebe			~60%
3	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~60%
	Little Grebe			~60%
4	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~40%
	Little Grebe			~40%
5	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 4	~40%
	Little Grebe			~40%
6	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~40%
	Little Grebe			~40%
7	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 4	~30%
	Little Grebe			~30%
8	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 4	~30%
	Little Grebe			~30%
9	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~30%
	Little Grebe			~30%
10	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 4	~30%
	Little Grebe			~30%
11	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4	~30%
	Little Grebe			~30%
12	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~30%
	Little Grebe			~30%
13	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~30%
	Little Grebe			~30%
14	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~30%
	Little Grebe			~30%
15	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 4	~30%
	Little Grebe			~30%
16	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 4	~20%
	Little Grebe			~20%
17	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 4	~20%
	Least Grebe			~20%
18	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 4	~20%
	Little Grebe			~20%
19	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~20%
	Little Grebe			~20%
20	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 4	~20%
	Little Grebe			~20%
21	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~20%
	Little Grebe			~20%
22	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4	~20%
	Little Grebe			~20%
23	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4	~20%
	Little Grebe			~20%
24	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 4	~20%
	Little Grebe			~20%
25	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~20%
	Little Grebe			~20%
26	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 4	~20%
	Least Grebe			~20%
27	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 4	~20%
	Little Grebe			~20%
28	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~20%
	Australasian Grebe			~20%
29	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 4	~20%
	Little Grebe			~20%
30	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	~10%
	Little Grebe			~10%
31	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	~10%
	Little Grebe			~10%
32	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	Australasian Grebe			~10%
33	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~10%
	Little Grebe			~10%
34	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Little Grebe			~10%
35	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 4	~10%
	Little Grebe			~10%
36	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~10%
	Least Grebe			~10%
37	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 4	~10%
	Little Grebe			~10%
38	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~10%
	Little Grebe			~10%
39	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	Australasian Grebe			~10%
40	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 4	~10%
	Least Grebe			~10%
41	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 4	~10%
	Least Grebe			~10%
42	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 4	~10%
	Little Grebe			~10%
43	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 4	~10%
	Little Grebe			~10%
44	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Little Grebe			~10%
45	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	Australasian Grebe			~10%
46	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4	~10%
	Little Grebe			~10%
47	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4	~10%
	Little Grebe			~10%
48	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	Australasian Grebe			~10%
49	Mantadia National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	2 of 4	~10%
	Madagascar Grebe			~10%
	Little Grebe			<5%
50	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	Australasian Grebe			~10%
51	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	Australasian Grebe			~10%
52	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 4	~10%
	Least Grebe			~10%
53	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 4	~10%
	Little Grebe			~10%
54	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	Australasian Grebe			~10%
55	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 4	~10%
	Least Grebe			~10%
56	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	Australasian Grebe			~10%
57	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 4	~10%
	Little Grebe			~10%
58	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Little Grebe			~10%
59	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4	~10%
	Little Grebe			~10%
60	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	Australasian Grebe			~10%
61	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 4	~10%
	Least Grebe			~10%
62	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 4	~10%
	Little Grebe			~10%
63	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 4	~10%
	Least Grebe			~10%
64	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	~10%
	Little Grebe			~10%
65	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 4	~10%
	Little Grebe			~10%
66	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Little Grebe			~10%
67	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~10%
	Little Grebe			~10%
68	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 4	~10%
	Little Grebe			~10%
69	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Least Grebe			<5%
70	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 4	<5%
	Least Grebe			<5%
71	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	<5%
	Australasian Grebe			<5%
72	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	<5%
	Little Grebe			<5%
73	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	<5%
	Least Grebe			<5%
74	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	<5%
	Little Grebe			<5%
75	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 4	<5%
	Little Grebe			<5%
76	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 4	<5%
	Least Grebe			<5%
77	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Least Grebe			<5%
78	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 4	<5%
	Little Grebe			<5%
79	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	<5%
	Australasian Grebe			<5%
80	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 4	<5%
	Least Grebe			<5%
81	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	<5%
	Least Grebe			<5%
82	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 4	<5%
	Little Grebe			<5%
83	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Little Grebe			<5%
84	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 4	<5%
	Little Grebe			<5%
85	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4	<5%
	Little Grebe			<5%
86	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 4	<5%
	Madagascar Grebe			<5%
87	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	<5%
	Australasian Grebe			<5%
88	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 4	<5%
	Little Grebe			<5%
89	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Least Grebe			<5%
90	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 4	<5%
	Little Grebe			<5%
91	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	<5%
	Little Grebe			<5%
92	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	<5%
	Least Grebe			<5%
93	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 4	<5%
	Little Grebe			<5%
94	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 4	<5%
	Least Grebe			<5%
95	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1 of 4	<5%
	Little Grebe			<5%
96	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Least Grebe			<5%
97	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	<5%
	Australasian Grebe			<5%
98	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Least Grebe			<5%
99	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	<5%
	Australasian Grebe			<5%
100	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 4	<5%
	Little Grebe			<5%
101	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 4	<5%
	Little Grebe			<5%
102	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Least Grebe			<5%
103	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4	<5%
	Little Grebe			<5%
104	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 4	<5%
	Little Grebe			<5%
105	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	<5%
	Least Grebe			<5%
106	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 4	<5%
	Least Grebe			<5%
107	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Least Grebe			<5%
108	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	<5%
	Little Grebe			<5%
109	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Least Grebe			<5%
110	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 4	<5%
	Least Grebe			<5%
111	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 4	<5%
	Little Grebe			<5%
112	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	<5%
	Little Grebe			<5%
113	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	<5%
	Australasian Grebe			<5%
114	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4	<5%
	Little Grebe			<5%
115	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Least Grebe			<5%
116	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 4	<5%
	Little Grebe			<5%
117	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Least Grebe			<5%
118	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Least Grebe			<5%
119	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Least Grebe			<5%
120	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 4	<5%
	Least Grebe			<5%
121	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 4	<5%
	Little Grebe			<5%
122	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	<5%
	Least Grebe			<5%
123	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	<5%
	Australasian Grebe			<5%
124	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 4	<5%
	Little Grebe			<5%
125	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Least Grebe			<5%
126	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 4	<5%
	Little Grebe			<5%
127	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 4	<5%
	Least Grebe			<5%
128	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Least Grebe			<5%
129	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Least Grebe			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Guiyang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~70%
	Little Grebe			~70%
2	Hangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~70%
	Little Grebe			~70%
3	Ningbo	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~70%
	Little Grebe			~70%
4	Suzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~60%
	Little Grebe			~60%
5	Shijiazhuang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~60%
	Little Grebe			~60%
6	Nanchang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~60%
	Little Grebe			~60%
7	Shanghai	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~60%
	Little Grebe			~60%
8	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~60%
	Little Grebe			~60%
9	Jodhpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~50%
	Little Grebe			~50%
10	Zhengzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~50%
	Little Grebe			~50%
11	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 4	~50%
	Little Grebe			~50%
12	Wuhan	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~50%
	Little Grebe			~50%
13	Tianjin	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~50%
	Little Grebe			~50%
14	Xi'an	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~50%
	Little Grebe			~50%
15	Jabalpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~50%
	Little Grebe			~50%
16	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~50%
	Australasian Grebe			~50%
17	Sendai	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 4	~40%
	Little Grebe			~40%
18	Jinan	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~40%
	Little Grebe			~40%
19	Nanjing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~40%
	Little Grebe			~40%
20	Chongqing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~40%
	Little Grebe			~40%
21	Srinagar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~40%
	Little Grebe			~40%
22	Antalya	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 4	~40%
	Little Grebe			~40%
23	Taiyuan	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~40%
	Little Grebe			~40%
24	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 4	~40%
	Little Grebe			~40%
25	Jinhua	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~40%
	Little Grebe			~40%
26	Osaka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 4	~40%
	Little Grebe			~40%
27	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~30%
	Little Grebe			~30%
28	Daejeon	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 4	~30%
	Little Grebe			~30%
29	Kunming	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~30%
	Little Grebe			~30%
30	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 4	~30%
	Little Grebe			~30%
31	Nagoya	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 4	~30%
	Little Grebe			~30%
32	Fukuoka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 4	~30%
	Little Grebe			~30%
33	Indore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~30%
	Little Grebe			~30%
34	Gwangju	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 4	~30%
	Little Grebe			~30%
35	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~30%
	Little Grebe			~30%
36	Shenyang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~30%
	Little Grebe			~30%
37	Quanzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~30%
	Little Grebe			~30%
38	Mysuru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~30%
	Little Grebe			~30%
39	Qingdao	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~30%
	Little Grebe			~30%
40	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~30%
	Australasian Grebe			~30%
41	Hefei	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~30%
	Little Grebe			~30%
42	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 4	~30%
	Little Grebe			~30%
43	Chengdu	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~30%
	Little Grebe			~30%
44	Luoyang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~30%
	Little Grebe			~30%
45	Savar	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 4	~30%
	Little Grebe			~30%
46	Dakar	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 4	~30%
	Little Grebe			~30%
47	Changzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~30%
	Little Grebe			~30%
48	Santo Domingo	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 4	~30%
	Least Grebe			~30%
49	Puducherry	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~30%
	Little Grebe			~30%
50	Abu Dhabi	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 of 4	~20%
	Little Grebe			~20%
51	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 4	~20%
	Little Grebe			~20%
52	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 4	~20%
	Little Grebe			~20%
53	Changsha	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~20%
	Little Grebe			~20%
54	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~20%
	Australasian Grebe			~20%
55	Rostov-on-Don	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 4	~20%
	Little Grebe			~20%
56	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~20%
	Little Grebe			~20%
57	Puebla	🇲🇽 México	1 of 4	~20%
	Least Grebe			~20%
58	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 4	~20%
	Little Grebe			~20%
59	Bhopal	🇮🇳 India	1 of 4	~20%
	Little Grebe			~20%
60	Xiamen City	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	~20%
	Little Grebe			~20%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Dresden Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
2	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
3	Territory Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
4	Ecological Center of Sonora	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
5	Alice Springs Desert Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
6	Tama Zoological Park	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
7	Inokashira Park Zoo	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
8	L'Oceanogràfic	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
9	Alpenzoo Innsbruck	🇦🇹 Austria	In captivity
10	Lake Biwa Museum	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
11	Montreal Biodome	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity

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Small Grebes

Species in this group

Little Grebe

Least Grebe

Australasian Grebe

Madagascar Grebe

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Small Grebes

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found