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Tachybaptus pelzelnii

[edit] Identification

• White below
• Dark brown-grey upperparts
• Rusty black forehead and crown
• pale grey throat and chin
• Grey to yellow bill
• Yellow green feet

[edit] Distribution

Madagascar.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Shallow lakes and pools

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Diet

Diet includes aquatic insects, crustaceans, and small fish. They dive or seize prey from the water's surface.

[edit] Breeding

Their nests are floating platforms of aquatic plants, usually anchored well offshore in water lily areas, 3-4 eggs are laid.

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