Utah Bird Profile - Western Grebe

Utah Bird Profile
Western Grebe - Aechmophorus occidentalis

Name Roots: (Gr. aichme, "spear"; phoreus, "bearer" - L. occidentalis, "western")

In Utah:

by Ted Steinke

Nesting,
feeding,
characteristic behaviors:

Nests in a floating in a platform nest. This species is not a cowbird host. During the breeding season, this species is a piscivore: freshwater diver. During the non-breeding seasons this species is a piscivore: water diver.

Habitat:

Breeds in Utah in wetlands and water habitats.

How to find:

| USGS Profile (Geological Survey) | US Winter Range | US Summer Range Map |

Occur. (CS,RW)

(See Legend)

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