Birds of Ladakh

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Common name:

Little Grebe

Ladakhi name:

unknown

Scientific name:

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Order:

Podicipediformes

Family:

Podicipedidae

fun facts:

The Little Grebe is a migrant to Ladakh. The sexes look different.

It is also called the “dabchick” and its scientific name means “fast” and “to sink under” because of the way it hunts for its food.