Madagascar Grebe

Tachybaptus pelzelnii - Grèbe malgache

Systematics

Order
:
Podicipediformes
Family
:
Podicipédidés
Genus
:
Tachybaptus
Species
:
pelzelnii

Descriptor

Hartlaub, 1861

Biometrics

Size
: 25 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
:

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

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

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

Grèbe malgache,
Zampullín malgache,
mergulhão-de-madagáscar,
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

play
pause

Habitat

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

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

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