Madagascar Grebe
Tachybaptus pelzelnii
- Endangered
- Card rarity: Epic
- Birds
The Madagascar grebe 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.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Podicipediformes
- Family
- Podicipedidae
- Genus
- Tachybaptus