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Madagascar grebe

(Tachybaptus pelzelnii)

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Description

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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Aves
Order:Podicipediformes
Family:Podicipedidae
Genus:Tachybaptus
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