Birds of the Philippines
Photos and videos of wild birds found in the Philippines. We travel all over the Philippines to document and take pictures of birds. Our goal is to make this site a resource of information and images about wild birds of the Philippines.
Little Grebe
LITTLE GREBE
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Podicipedidea Family
Length 250mm (10")
Resident- Uncommon
Bird #14 - May 2008
This bird is around 10" long around half the size of a Philippine duck. It is considered uncommon but we have been able to see it quite often. It is one of our first species and a blurred photo of it in Candaba is one of our first photos.
It can be found in freshwater. We have observed it diving down for fish then appearing in a different spot. We have had our best looks of this bird in Candaba and Masantol, Pampanga. 3 races: philippensis (endemic) Apo, Bohol, Calayan, Camotes, Cebu, Guimaras, Luzon, Mindoro, Negros, Palawan, and Panay; cotobatoMindanao and Sanga Sanga subsp. Batan
Read MoreTachybaptus ruficollis
Podicipedidea Family
Length 250mm (10")
Resident- Uncommon
Bird #14 - May 2008
This bird is around 10" long around half the size of a Philippine duck. It is considered uncommon but we have been able to see it quite often. It is one of our first species and a blurred photo of it in Candaba is one of our first photos.
It can be found in freshwater. We have observed it diving down for fish then appearing in a different spot. We have had our best looks of this bird in Candaba and Masantol, Pampanga. 3 races: philippensis (endemic) Apo, Bohol, Calayan, Camotes, Cebu, Guimaras, Luzon, Mindoro, Negros, Palawan, and Panay; cotobatoMindanao and Sanga Sanga subsp. Batan
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LITTLE GREBE, breeding plumage Tachybaptus ruficollis Candaba, Pampanga, Philippines
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