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;[[:Category:Tachybaptus|Tachybaptus]] rufolavatus | ;[[:Category:Tachybaptus|Tachybaptus]] rufolavatus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 25 cm. Dark, oily blackish cap, and line down nape, pale cinnamon throat and ear-coverts, mottled dusky and rufous underparts, dark brown back, pale yellow iris, and variable pale gape-wattles, solid, blackish bill with white tip. | |
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Madagascar]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Monotypic. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Wetlands and lakes. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | The diet includes fish. | |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Tachybaptus+rufolavatus}} | {{GSearch|Tachybaptus+rufolavatus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tachybaptus]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tachybaptus]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | ||
Revision as of 14:54, 8 October 2008
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The species Alaotra Grebe is possibly extinct. |
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- Tachybaptus rufolavatus
Identification
25 cm. Dark, oily blackish cap, and line down nape, pale cinnamon throat and ear-coverts, mottled dusky and rufous underparts, dark brown back, pale yellow iris, and variable pale gape-wattles, solid, blackish bill with white tip.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Wetlands and lakes.
Behaviour
The diet includes fish.
