Order
Podicipediformes
Family
Podicipedidae
Genus
Aechmophorus
 
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 - Western Grebe
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Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis

Nicholas LaPorte, Robert W. Storer, and Gary L. Nuechterlein
Version: 2.0 — Published December 4, 2013

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Figure 1. Distribution of the Western and Clark's Grebe, whose ranges overlap. - Range Map
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  • 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.

Recommended Citation

LaPorte, N., R. W. Storer, and G. L. Nuechterlein (2013). Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.26a