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Little Grebe (DSC_1576)

Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) (ගෙඹි සේරා) is a resident of Sri Lanka. Belongs to Podicepididae family. A pair. It is an excellent swimmer and diver. Its food consists of small fish aquatic invertebrate some vegetation too. This bird breeds in small colonies in heavily vegetated areas of freshwater tanks. The young leave the nest and can swim soon after hatching, and chicks are often carried on the backs of the swimming adults.

Captured at Thalawatugoda Bio Diversity Park, Sri Lanka

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Uploaded on June 18, 2017
Taken on June 18, 2017