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Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis
Nicholas LaPorte, Robert W. Storer, and Gary L. Nuechterlein
Version: 2.0 — Published December 4, 2013
Version: 2.0 — Published December 4, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Croatian | dugovrati gnjurac |
| Czech | potápka západní |
| Dutch | Zwanenhalsfuut |
| English | Western Grebe |
| English (United States) | Western Grebe |
| Finnish | pitkäkaulauikku |
| French | Grèbe élégant |
| French (France) | Grèbe élégant |
| German | Renntaucher |
| Icelandic | Tjarnagoði |
| Japanese | クビナガカイツブリ |
| Norwegian | svanedykker |
| Polish | perkoz wielki |
| Russian | Западная поганка |
| Serbian | Zapadni američki gnjurac |
| Slovak | potápka ostrozobá |
| Spanish | Achichilique Común |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Achichilique Pico Amarillo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Achichilique común |
| Swedish | mörk svandopping |
| Turkish | İnce Gagalı Batağan |
| Ukrainian | Пірникоза західна |
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- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Western and Clark's Grebe, whose ranges overlap.
Breeding occurs in widely scattered suitable bodies of water within this area.