Grebes (Podicipedidae)
Madagascar Grebe (Tachybaptus pelzelnii) - HBW 1, p. 189
French: Grèbe malgache
German: Madagaskarzwergtaucher
Spanish: Zampullín Malgache
Other common names: Madagascar Little/Pelzeln's Grebe, Madagascar Dabchick
Taxonomy: Podiceps pelzelnii Hartlaub, 1861, Madagascar.
Formerly included in Podiceps. Known to have hybridized with T. ruficollis. Monotypic.
Distribution: Madagascar occurring throughout island.
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adult searching for food, dives at start, then swims with face under water, ends with a brief preen Locality Andasibe (Perinet)-Mantadia National Park, Toamasina Province, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 8 September 2007 1 year ago 54 sec 2 -
adult on forest pond, preening prior to setting off on search for food Locality Andasibe (Perinet)-Mantadia National Park, Toamasina Province, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 8 September 2007 1 year ago 20 sec 1.5
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Adult swimming
Locality Lake Alaotra (Pochard Lake), Toamasina Province, Madagascar
Dubi shapiro 11 November 2010 21 weeks ago 4.4 -
Adult
Locality Andasibe (Perinet)-Mantadia National Park, Toamasina Province, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
nlb.birder 5 November 2007 2 years ago 2
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