Least grebe
Tachybaptus diminicus
Identification Tips:
- Sexes similar
- Small, stocky-bodied grebe with a short, thin bill
- Yellow eyes
- Dark plumage, darker on the crown and back
- White undertail coverts
- Feet set far back on body and trail awkwardly behind body in
flight
Adult alternate:
- Black crown, nape, chin, and back
- Dark bill
Adult basic:
Similar Species:
Somewhat similar Pied-billed Grebe has a thicker bill and brown crown,
nape and back and dark eyes. A dark winter-plumaged Eared Grebe would stand
out as larger, with a white breast and foreneck, a red eye, and a prominent
crest. Other grebes are larger and have quite different
plumage.