---
title: "Least Grebe"
description: "Tachybaptus dominicus — Birds. The least grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus), an aquatic bird, is the smallest member of the grebe family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/least-grebe
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Least Grebe

> Tachybaptus dominicus — Birds. The least grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus), an aquatic bird, is the smallest member of the grebe family.

- Scientific name: *Tachybaptus dominicus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 12829
- Wikidata: [Q953976](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q953976)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4239](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4239)

## Names

- en: Least Grebe
- de: Schwarzkopftaucher
- es: Zambullidor Menor
- fr: Grèbe minime
- nl: Dwergfuut
- pl: Perkozek białoskrzydły

## Countries with the most observations

MX (6082), US (3423), BR (716), CR (328), CO (303), HN (173), AR (132), SV (123), NI (122), PA (118), BS (113), DO (96)

## Summary

The least grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus), an aquatic bird, is the smallest member of the grebe family. It occurs in the New World from the southwestern United States and Mexico to Argentina, and also on Trinidad and Tobago, the Bahamas and the Greater Antilles.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least_grebe

## Photo

![Least Grebe](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/least-grebe/medium.jpg)

Photo: Textile Ranger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/101221986

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/least-grebe?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).