Madagascar Grebe

Tachybaptus pelzelnii

The Madagascar Grebe (Tachybaptus pelzelnii) is a bird found in Madagascar. Found in Madagascar. It eats fish and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Tachybaptus pelzelnii
Region	Africa
Found in	Madagascar

🏡 Where the Madagascar Grebe lives

Found in Madagascar.

🍽️ What it eats

🐟 Fish70%
🐛 Insects & bugs30%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 184 grams. It mostly eats fish and insects and other small creatures.

Hear the Madagascar Grebe

Recorded by Ross Gallardy (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC418216. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Madagascar Grebe

Where does the Madagascar Grebe live?

The Madagascar Grebe lives in Madagascar. Found in Madagascar.

What does the Madagascar Grebe eat?

fish (about 70%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Madagascar Grebe endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.