Birds Around Me 0194 - Little Grebe पनडुब्बी, पांतिरी, डूबडुबी, चरुका (Tachybaptus ruficollis)

- July 13, 2023

Little Grebe पनडुब्बी, पांतिरी, डूबडुबी, चरुका (Tachybaptus ruficollis) is a drab-colored plump little swimming bird with silky underparts, short pointed bill, and no tail. In breeding plumage the head and neck become dark brown and chestnut and the swollen yellow gape. It is seen on a pond, village tank, and jheel swimming about like a miniature duck and diving like Little Cormorant. The birds were often seen in twos or threes but congregations of 50 and more could be seen on larger water bodies.

Little Grebe पनडुब्बी, पांतिरी, डूबडुबी, चरुका (Tachybaptus ruficollis) are astonishing divers. It is said, if fired at by s shotgun it will vanish underwater before the charge reaches it. Their food primarily consists of aquatic insects and larvae, tadpoles, snails, and small fishes.

Hindi name of Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis): पनडुब्बी, पांतिरी, डूबडुबी, चरुका

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