Madagascan Grebe

Tachybaptus pelzelnii - Grèbe malgache

Grèbe malgache
adult plum. breeding
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Podicipediformes

  • Family
    :

    Podicipédidés

  • Genus
    :

    Tachybaptus

  • Species
    :

    pelzelnii

Descriptor

Hartlaub, 1861

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 25 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    :
Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

Grèbe malgache
adult
Grèbe malgache
adult plum. breeding

Madagascan Grebe (Tachybaptus pelzelnii) is a species of bird in the Podicipedidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Grèbe malgache,
  • Zampullín malgache,
  • mergulhão-malgaxe,
  • Madagaskarzwergtaucher,
  • madagaszkári vöcsök,
  • Pelzelns Dodaars,
  • Tuffetto del Madagascar,
  • madagaskarsmådopping,
  • Madagaskardykker,
  • potápka stužkatá,
  • potápka madagaskarská,
  • Madagaskarlappedykker,
  • madagaskarinuikku,
  • cabusset de Madagascar,
  • perkozek białosmugi,
  • Мадагаскарская поганка,
  • マダガスカルカイツブリ,
  • 马岛小䴙䴘,
  • 馬達加斯加鸊鷈,

Voice song and cries

Habitat

Grèbe malgache
adult

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes

Geographic range

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