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Madagascar Grebe
Tachybaptus pelzelnii (Hartlaub, KJG 1861)
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 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. Source: Wikipedia
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Podicipediformes
Family:
Podicipedidae
Genus:
Tachybaptus
Scientific:
Tachybaptus pelzelnii
Classification
Order:Podicipediformes
Family:
Podicipedidae
Genus:
Tachybaptus
Scientific:
Tachybaptus pelzelnii
Original description
Citation:
(Hartlaub, KJG 1861)
Reference:
Orn. Beitr. Fauna Madagasc.
Protonym:
Podiceps pelzelnii
Type locality:
Madagascar.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/52247#page/99/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
092C148438E0E270
Avibase ID:
avibase-092C1484
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/092C1484
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 563258
ENDANGERED
English:
Madagascar Grebe
Afrikaans:
Madagaskardobbertjie
Azerbaijani:
Madaqaskar batağanı
Bulgarian:
Мадагаскарски гмурец
Catalan:
Cabusset de Madagascar
Czech:
potápka madagaskarská
Danish:
Madagaskarlappedykker
German:
Madagaskarzwergtaucher
Esperanto:
madagaskara grebo
Spanish:
Zampullín Malgache
Spanish (Spain):
Zampullín Malgache
Estonian:
madagaskari väikepütt
Basque:
Txilinporta malgaxea
Finnish:
madagaskarinuikku
French:
Grèbe malgache
Croatian:
madagaskarski gnjurac
Hungarian:
madagaszkári vöcsök
Italian:
Tuffetto del Madagascar
Japanese (romaji):
madagasukarukaitsuburi
Japanese:
マダガスカルカイツブリ
Lithuanian:
Madagaskarinis mažasis kragas
Dutch:
Pelzelns Dodaars
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Madagaskardukkar
Norwegian:
Madagaskardykker
Polish:
perkozek białosmugi
Portuguese:
Mergulhão-malgaxe
Portuguese (Portugal):
mergulhão-malgaxe
Russian:
Мадагаскарская поганка
Slovak:
potápka stužkatá
Serbian:
Madagaskarski mali gnjurac
Swedish:
madagaskarsmådopping
Turkish:
Madagaskar Küçük Batağanı
Ukrainian:
Пірникоза мадагаскарська
Chinese:
马岛小䴙䴘
Chinese (Traditional):
馬達加斯加鸊鷈
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Avilist 2025: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Grèbe malgache ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Grèbe malgache ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Clements 1st edition: Madagascar Grebe ( Podiceps pelzelnii) |
| Clements, version 2021: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Clements, version 2022: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Clements, version 2023: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Clements, version 2024: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Clements, version 2025: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelni) |
| Clements 4th edition: Madagascar Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Clements 6th edition: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Clements, version 2015: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Clements, version 2016: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Clements, version 2017: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Clements, version 2018: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Clements, version 2019: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| eBird version 1.50: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| eBird version 1.52: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| eBird version 1.53: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| eBird version 1.54: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| eBird version 1.55: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| eBird version 2015: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| eBird version 2016: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| eBird version 2017: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| eBird version 2018: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| eBird version 2019: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| eBird version 2021: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| eBird version 2022: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| eBird version 2023: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| eBird version 2024: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| eBird version 2025: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Madagascar Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Madagascar Little Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Madagascan Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Madagascan Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Madagascan Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Madagascan Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Madagascan Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Madagascan Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Madagascan Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Madagascan Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Madagascan Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Madagascan Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Madagascan Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Madagascan Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Madagascan Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Madagascan Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Madagascan Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Madagascan Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Madagascan Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Madagascan Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Madagascan Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Madagascan Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Madagascan Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Madagascan Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Madagascan Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Madagascan Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Madagascan Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Madagascan Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Madagascan Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Madagascan Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Madagascan Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Madagascan Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Madagascan Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Madagascan Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Tachybaptus pelzelnii |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Poliocephalus pelzelnii |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Tachybaptus pelzelnii |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Madagascar Grebe ( Tachybaptus pelzelnii) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Tachybaptus pelzelnii |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Tachybaptus pelzelnii |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Madagaskardobbertjie
Azerbaijani: Madaqaskar batağanı
Bulgarian: Мадагаскарски гмурец
Catalan: Cabusset de Madagascar
Czech: Potápka madagaskarská
Danish: Madagaskarlappedykker
German: Madagaskarzwergtauc, Madagaskarzwergtaucher, Pelzeln-Taucher
English: Madagascan Grebe, Madagascar Dabchick, Madagascar Grebe, Madagascar Little Grebe, Pelzeln's Grebe, Pelzen's Dabchick, Pelzen's Grebe
English (Avilist): Madagascar Grebe
English, HBW: Madagascar Grebe
English (IOC): Madagascan Grebe, Madagascar Grebe
English (United States): Madagascar Grebe
Esperanto: Madagaskara grebo
Spanish: Zampullín Malgache
Spanish (Spain): Zampullín Malgache
Spanish (HBW): Madagascar Grebe
Estonian: madagaskari väikepütt
Basque: Txilinporta malgaxea
Finnish: Madagaskarinuikku
French: Grèbe malgache
French (Guyane): Grèbe malgache
Croatian: madagaskarski gnjurac
Hungarian: madagaszkári vöcsök
Italian: Tuffetto del Madagascar
Japanese (romaji): madagasukarukaitsuburi
Japanese: マダガスカルカイツブリ
Kazakh: Мадагаскар кішкене сұқсыры
Kirghiz: Мадагаскар арам өрдөгү
Scientific: Podiceps pelzelni, Podiceps pelzelnii, Poliocephalus pelzelnii, Tachybaptus pelzelni, Tachybaptus pelzelnii
Lithuanian: Madagaskarinis mažasis kragas
Malagasy: Kiborano, Tsiriry, Vivy
Dutch: Pelzeln-doodaars, Pelzelns Dodaars
Norwegian Nynorsk: Madagaskardukkar
Norwegian: Madagaskardykker
Polish: perkozek bialosmugi, perkozek białosmugi
Portuguese: Mergulhão-malgaxe
Portuguese (Portugal): mergulhão-malgaxe
Russian: Мадагаскарская Поганка
Slovak: potápka stužkatá
Serbian: Madagaskarski mali gnjurac
Swedish: Madagaskarsmådopping
Swahili: Kibisi Malagasi
Turkish: Madagaskar Küçük Batağanı
Tatar: Мадагаскар кече чомгасы
Ukrainian: Пірникоза мадагаскарська
Chinese: 马岛小䴙䴘, 马岛小鸊鷉
Chinese (Traditional): 馬達加斯加鸊鷈
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