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Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis (Lawrence, GN 1858)
The western grebe is a species in the grebe family of water birds. Folk names include "dabchick", "swan grebe" and "swan-necked grebe". Source: Wikipedia
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Podicipediformes
Family:
Podicipedidae
Genus:
Aechmophorus
Scientific:
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Classification
Order:Podicipediformes
Family:
Podicipedidae
Genus:
Aechmophorus
Scientific:
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Original description
Citation:
(Lawrence, GN 1858)
Reference:
Rep. Explor. Surv. Railr. Mississ. Pacif.
9 p.liv,894
Protonym:
Podiceps occidentalis
Type locality:
Fort Steilacoom, Washington.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/43078#page/958/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
C6E1197BE78E2E17
Avibase ID:
avibase-C6E1197B
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C6E1197B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174503
Geographic range:
- Aechmophorus occidentalis: freshwater marshes and lakes with extensive open water and emergent vegetation in southwestern Canada from northern Alberta and British Columbia, southward across central and western US to southern California and Arizona, northern New Mexico, and in northern US eastward to northern Wisconsin; in central Mexico southward to northern Guerrero, Morelos, and Tlaxcala; winters in brackish bays and estuaries in the Pacific coast from southwesternmost Canada southward to Baja California and southern Sonora
- Aechmophorus occidentalis occidentalis: breeds west-central Canada to north-central and southwestern USA; winters coastal southwestern Canada to northwestern Mexico
- Aechmophorus occidentalis ephemeralis: resident central Mexico
Source: Clements checklist
Western Grebe
Afrikaans:
Swaandobbertjie
Azerbaijani:
Qərb batağanı
Bulgarian:
Зеленоклюн американски гмурец
Catalan:
Cabussó nord-americà comú
Czech:
potápka západní
Danish:
Vestlig Lappedykker
German:
Renntaucher
Esperanto:
okcidenta grebo
Spanish:
Achichilique Común
Spanish (Spain):
Achichilique Común
Estonian:
suurpütt
Basque:
Murgil mendebaldarra
Finnish:
pitkäkaulauikku
French:
Grèbe élégant
Croatian:
Zapadni američki gnjurac
Hungarian:
nyugati vöcsök
Icelandic:
Tjarnagoði
Italian:
Svasso occidentale
Japanese (romaji):
kubinagakaitsuburi
Japanese:
クビナガカイツブリ
Lithuanian:
Vakarinis Šiaurės Amerikos kragas
Latvian:
slaidais dūkuris
Dutch:
Zwanenhalsfuut
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Svanedukkar
Norwegian:
Svanedykker
Polish:
perkoz wielki
Portuguese:
Mergulhão-de-cara-preta
Portuguese (Portugal):
mergulhão-americano-ocidental
Russian:
Западная поганка
Slovak:
potápka ostrozobá
Serbian:
Zapadni američki gnjurac
Swedish:
mörk svandopping
Turkish:
İnce Gagalı Batağan
Ukrainian:
Пірникоза західна
Chinese:
北美䴙䴘
Chinese (Traditional):
西鸊鷈
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 66th suppl.): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Grèbe élégant ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Grèbe élégant ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Aechmophorus occidentalis occidentalis [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Western Grebe ( Aechmophorus occidentalis) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aechmophorus occidentalis [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aechmophorus occidentalis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Aechmophorus [occidentalis or clarkii]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Swaandobbertjie
Azerbaijani: Qərb batağanı
Bulgarian: Зеленоклюн американски гмурец
Catalan: Cabussó nord-americà comú
Cree: wapsichgi
Cree, Plains: wapsichgi
Czech: Potápka západní
Danish: Vestlig Lappedykker
German: Renntaucher, Renn-Taucher
English: Swan Grebe, Swan-necked Grebe, Western Grebe
English (Avilist): Western Grebe
English, HBW: Western Grebe
English (IOC): Western Grebe
English (United States): Western Grebe
Esperanto: Okcidenta grebo
Spanish: Achichilique Común, Achichilique Occidental, achichilique pico-, Achichilique Pico Amarillo, achichilique pico-amarillo, Achichilique piquiamarillo
Spanish (Spain): Achichilique Común
Spanish (HBW): Western Grebe
Spanish (Mexico): achichilique pico amarillo, achichilique pico-amarillo, Achichilique piquiamarillo
Estonian: suurpütt
Basque: Murgil mendebaldarra
Finnish: Pitkäkaulauikku
French: Grand Grèbe américain, Grèbe de l'Ouest, Grèbe élégant
French (Guyane): Grèbe élégant
Croatian: Zapadni američki gnjurac
Hungarian: nyugati vöcsök
Icelandic: Tjarnagoði
Italian: Svasso cigno, Svasso occidentale
Japanese (romaji): amerikakaitsuburi, kubinagakaitsuburi
Japanese: アメリカカイツブリ, クビナガカイツブリ
Kazakh: Батыс Америка сұқсыры
Kirghiz: Батыш Америка арам өрдөгү
Scientific: Aechmophorus occidentalis, Aechmophorus occidentalis lucasi, Aechmophorus occidentalis occidentalis, Podiceps occidentalis
Lithuanian: Vakarinis Šiaurės Amerikos kragas
Latvian: slaidais dūkuris
Dutch: Zwanehalsfuut, Zwanenhalsfuut
Norwegian Nynorsk: Svanedukkar
Norwegian: Nordsvanedykker, Svanedykker
Polish: perkoz wielki
Portuguese: Mergulhão-de-cara-preta
Portuguese (Portugal): mergulhão-americano-ocidental
Russian: Западная поганка, Западноамериканская поганка
Slovak: Potápka ostrozobá
Serbian: Zapadni američki gnjurac
Swedish: Mörk svandopping, Svartbrynad svandopping
Tajik: поганкаҳои шарки
Turkish: İnce Gagalı Batağan
Tatar: Көнбатыш Америка чомгасы
Ukrainian: Пірникоза західна
Chinese: 北美䴙䴘, 北美鸊鷉
Chinese (Traditional): 西鸊鷈
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