Clark's grebe
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Clark's grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii) is a North American waterbird species in the grebe family.[2] Until the 1980s, it was thought to be a pale morph of the western grebe, which it resembles in size, range, and behavior. Intermediates between the two species are known.
Clark's grebe | |
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Nonbreeding plumage | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Podicipediformes |
Family: | Podicipedidae |
Genus: | Aechmophorus |
Species: | A. clarkii |
Binomial name | |
Aechmophorus clarkii (Lawrence, 1858) | |
Approximate distribution map
Breeding
Year-round
Nonbreeding |
This species nests on large inland lakes in western North America and migrates to the Pacific coast over the winter. It maintains local populations year-round in California, Nevada, and Arizona (the Lower Colorado River Valley), as well as in central Mexico. It feeds by diving for insects, polychaete worms, crustaceans, and salamanders.[3]
It performs the same elaborate courtship display as the western grebe.[4]