Western Grebe bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsSwan-necked Grebe, Swan Grebe
Old latin name for birdPodiceps occidentalis
OrderGrebes / Podicipediformes
FamilyGrebes / Podicipedidae
GenusAechmophorus
Breeding regionMiddle America, North America
Breeding subregionwc Canada to nc, sw USA and c Mexico

Western Grebe bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 2.
    Call, © Bruce Lagerquist
    United States
  • 3.
    Call, song, © Eric DeFonso
    United States
  • 4.
    Begging call, juvenile, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 5.
    Begging call, call, © Andrew Spencer
    United States
  • 6.
    Call, courtship water dance, female, male, © Thomas G. Graves
    United States
  • 7.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    United States
  • 8.
    Begging call, call, juvenile, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 9.
    One call, © Ian Cruickshank
    Canada
  • 10.
    Call, © Thomas G. Graves
    United States
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Western Grebe

Western Grebe subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Aechmophorus occidentalis ephemeralisc Mexico-No
Aechmophorus occidentalis occidentaliswc Canada to nc, sw USAcoastal sw Canada to to nw MexicoNo

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalancabussó nord-americà comú
Chinese北美䴙䴘, 北美鸊鷉
Chinese (Traditional)西鸊鷈
Creewapsichgi
Croatiandugovrati gnjurac, Zapadni američki gnjurac
Czechpotápka západní
DanishVestlig Lappedykker
DutchZwanehalsfuut, Zwanenhalsfuut
EsperantoOkcidenta grebo
Estoniansuurpütt
Finnishpitkäkaulauikku
FrenchGrèbe de l'Ouest, Grèbe élégant, Grand Grèbe américain
GermanRenn-Taucher, Renntaucher
Hungariannyugati vöcsök
IcelandicTjarnagoði
ItalianSvasso cigno, Svasso occidentale
Japaneseクビナガカイツブリ, アメリカカイツブリ
KazakhБатыс Америка сұқсыры
Latvianslaidais dūkuris
Lithuanianvakarinis Šiaurės Amerikos kragas
NorwegianSvanedykker, svanedykker, Nordsvanedykker
Norwegian NynorskSvanedukkar
Polishperkoz wielki
Portuguesemergulhão-americano-ocidental, mergulhão-de-cara-preta
RussianЗападная поганка, Западноамериканская поганка
SerbianZapadni američki gnjurac
Slovakpotápka ostrozobá
Spanishachichilique pico-amarillo, Achichilique Pico Amarillo, Achichilique Occidental, Achichilique piquiamarillo, achichilique pico-, Achichilique común
SwedishSvartbrynad svandopping, mörk svandopping
Tajikпоганкаҳои шарки
TatarКөнбатыш Америка чомгасы
Turkishİnce Gagalı Batağan
Ukrainianпірникоза західна