(Tachybaptus pelzelnii)
The Madagascan grebe (Tachybaptus pelzelnii) is a grebe found only in western and central Madagascar.The binomial name commemorates the Austrian ornithologist August von Pelzeln.It is classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN,with a population of less than 5,000.It is threatened by habitat loss,predation by carnivorous fish,and competition with introduced species.The grebes Malagasy ( Madagascan Grebe ( Hartlaub,1861) ) is a bird of the family Podicipedidae,endemic of Madagascar.