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The Western Grebe (*Aechmophorus occidentalis*) is a species of bird classified within the family Podicipedidae and order Podicipediformes. It belongs to the class Aves and phylum Chordata, with its parent taxon being *Aechmophorus*. The species is diurnal and has an accepted taxonomic status. Its scientific name was established by Lawrence in 1858.
The Western Grebe is associated with marine habitats. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, a status assigned in 2019. The species is also known by several other common names, including Renntaucher, Achichilique común, and gwyach y Gorllewin.
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Species
Least Concernwestern grebe
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPodicipediformes
- FamilyPodicipedidae
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Aechmophorus
- Image
- Western Grebe swimming.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Aechmophorus occidentalis
- Commons category
- Aechmophorus occidentalis
- Commons gallery
- Aechmophorus occidentalis
- taxon common name
- mergulhão-americano-ocidental
- diel cycle
- diurnality
- short name
- A. occidentalis
- Digital Atlas of Idaho URL
- digitalatlas.cose.isu.edu/bio/birds/grebes/wegr/wegr_mai.htm
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Encyclopedic 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Western Grebe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.