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Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pallas, 1764) — also called LIGR, Little Grebe (Little). Occurrence records of the Little Grebe are shared on GBIF from around 197 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all False Bay Nature Reserve (5 059 records), in 9 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernPodicipedidae

197reserves with records

42 519records around them

9provinces

LCIUCN category

Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) — Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	5 059
Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	2 393
Garden Route National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	2 241
Pilanesberg National ParkGame reserve	NW North West	2 164
Table Mountain National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	1 459
Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 399
Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	1 327
Marievale Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	GP Gauteng	1 299
Korsman ConservancyPrivate game reserve	GP Gauteng	1 074
Tokai ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	1 021
Roodeplaat Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	994
Saint Lucia ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	917
Hottentots-HollandProtected area	WC Western Cape	914
Paarl Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	872
Addo Elephant National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	857
Highveld GardenNature reserve	FS Free State	693
Dick Dent Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	WC Western Cape	676
Helderberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	666
UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	634
Dinokeng Game ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	568
Free State National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	FS Free State	558
Nyati ConcessionProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	515
Seal IslandNature reserve	WC Western Cape	487
Wilderness National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	437
Limietberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	421
Pilanesberg Private LodgeNature reserve	NW North West	417
Muizenberg CaveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	377
Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	371
McGregor Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	NW North West	349
Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	333
Sneeuwberg Protected EnvironmentProtected area	FS Free State	320
Eugene Marais ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	313
St. James SpringNature reserve	WC Western Cape	309
Golden Gate Highlands National ParkNational park	FS Free State	295
Albert Falls Game ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	289
Elephant Sanctuary HartbeespoortWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	275
Monkey SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	275
Umdoni Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	264
De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	260
Zeekoevlei Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	239
Grysbok ParkNature reserve	WC Western Cape	235
Blaauwberg Conservation AreaNature reserve	WC Western Cape	208
Karkloof Conservation CentreWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	207
Nylsvley Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	176
Crocodile River ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	174
Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	172
Steenbok Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	172
Turtle Beaches / Coral Reefs of TongalandMarine protected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	172
Verloren Valei Nature ReserveProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	169
West Coast Fossil ParkProtected heritage site	WC Western Cape	165
Fernkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	159
Borakalalo Game ReserveGame reserve	GP Gauteng	157
Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	GP Gauteng	157
Diepsloot NatuurreservaatNature reserve	GP Gauteng	155
Meyersdal KoppieNature reserve	GP Gauteng	155
Royal Natal National ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	153
Woody Cape Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	136
Rocherpan Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	130
Boland Mountain ComplexProtected area	WC Western Cape	128
Stilbaai Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	126

and 137 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 65 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 36 reserves
Gauteng: 28 reserves
Eastern Cape: 17 reserves
Free State: 14 reserves
North West: 13 reserves
Limpopo: 12 reserves
Mpumalanga: 11 reserves
Northern Cape: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Podicipediformes
Family: Podicipedidae
Scientific name: Tachybaptus ruficollis
GBIF taxon: 2482048
Wikidata: Q25421

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Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.