Tricolored grebe

The tricolored grebe (Tachybaptus tricolor) is a bird in the family Podicipedidae sometimes considered conspecific with the little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis). It is native to maritime Southeast Asia and Australasia. The IOC has split the bird; however, other taxonomic authorities still consider the birds conspecific.

Systematics
The following subspecies are considered to be part of the tricolor group:


 * Tachybaptus ruficollis vulcanorum (Rensch, 1929) : Sulawesi, North Maluku to New Guinea
 * Tachybaptus ruficollis tricolor (Gray, 1861) : Java, Timor, Lesser Sundas, northeast New Guinea to Bougainville Island.
 * Tachybaptus ruficollis collaris (Mayr, 1945) : Solomon Islands