| Madagascar grebe | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Podicipediformes |
| Family: | Podicipedidae |
| Genus: | Tachybaptus |
| Species: | T. pelzelnii
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| Binomial name | |
| Tachybaptus pelzelnii (Hartlaub, 1861)
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The Madagascar 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 endangered 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.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Tachybaptus pelzelnii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22696565A131612478. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22696565A131612478.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.