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Western Grebe

Aechmophorus occidentalis ORDER: PODICIPEDIFORMES FAMILY: PODICIPEDIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

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A large black-and-white grebe, the Western Grebe breeds in lakes and ponds across the American West and winters primarily off the Pacific Coast.

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Measurements
Both Sexes
Length
21.7–29.5 in
55–75 cm
Wingspan
31.1–33.9 in
79–86 cm
Weight
28.2–6.3 oz
800–180 g
Other Names
  • Le Grèbe de l'Ouest (French)
  • Achichilique, Acitli (Spanish)

Habitat


Lake/Pond

Food


Fish

Nesting

Nest Placement

Floating

Behavior


Surface Dive

Conservation

status via IUCN

Least Concern

Credits

  • Storer, R. W. and G. L. Nuechterlein. 1992. Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) and Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii). In The Birds of North America, No. 26 (A. Poole, P. Stettenheim, and F. Gill, Eds.). Philadelphia: The Academy of Natural Sciences; Washington, DC: The American Ornithologists' Union.

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