Madagascar grebe

Weight

145 g – 184.2 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

Not recorded

Diet

Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

wetlandsrc for Habitat

Young per litter or clutch

3.5src for Young per litter or clutch

Lifestyle

Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle

Migration

Sedentarysrc for Migration

Conservation status

Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The madagascar grebe is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Endangered species.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderPodicipediformes
5. familyPodicipedidae
6. genusTachybaptus
7. SpeciesTachybaptus pelzelnii (Hartlaub, 1861)

Synonyms Podiceps pelzelnii, Poliocephalus pelzelnii

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Little grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Podicipedidae

R

Rusty grebe

Tachybaptus rufolavatus

PodicipedidaeNo free photo yet

LC, Least Concern

Australasian grebe

Tachybaptus novaehollandiae

Podicipedidae

LC, Least Concern

Least grebe

Tachybaptus dominicus

Podicipedidae

T

Tricolored grebe

Tachybaptus tricolor

PodicipedidaeNo free photo yet

CompareMadagascar grebe vs Little grebeMadagascar grebe vs Rusty grebeMadagascar grebe vs Australasian grebeMadagascar grebe vs Least grebe

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@misc{madagascar_grebe_2026,
  title = {Madagascar grebe (Tachybaptus pelzelnii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/madagascar-grebe},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}