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GREBE - WESTERN(1 Of 2)


Earth Life Forms - Animals
05-01-1998



GREBE - WESTERN
Locations: North America - California and Pacific Coast

Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) species complex breeds from Alaska to Colorado to southern California. Their winter range is from Alaska to Mexico.

These are large grebes up to twenty-eight inches in length. The swan-like neck and black color above and white color below help identify these birds.

The complex has recently been split into two different species:

Western Grebe (A. occidentalis)
Clark's Grebe (A. clarkii)

While very similar, they can be separated by the black and white pattern on the head. In the Western Grebe the black head coloration extends ...

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