Western Grebe
Photo: dominic sherony · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grebes

Western Grebe

Aechmophorus occidentalis

LCLeast Concern
Family
Grebes (Podicipedidae)
Order
Podicipediformes

Overview

The western grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) is a species in the grebe family of water birds. Folk names include "dabchick", "swan grebe" and "swan-necked grebe".
Western grebe fossils from the Late Pleistocene of southwest North America were described as a distinct species, but later ranked as a paleosubspecies Aechmophorus occidentalis lucasi. Later studies found them to fall within the variation now known to exist in today's birds.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.