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Grebes7 Bird Species
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Clark's GrebeA relatively slender-necked, large grebe. Body is gray with paler sides; dark strip connects up back of neck to black crown; white face reaches above eye. White underneath from throat to belly. Long, slender bill is yellow to yellow-orange. Out of water, lobed toes on feet make walking awkward. In ba more... Length: 64 cm Wingspan: 61 cm |
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Eared GrebeAlternate Adult has dark body with rusty sides, thin dark neck, dark head with yellow plumes on face, red eye, and thin, pointy bill. Basic Adult is black and white overall, with dark back, gray sides, smudgy neck, dark peaked crown, white throat, and white face with dark auriculars. Contrast between more... Length: 33 cm Wingspan: 41 cm |
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Horned GrebeAlternate Adult has dark body with rusty sides, reddish neck, dark head with thick yellow stripe extending back from red eye, and short, pointy bill. Basic Adult is black and white overall, with dark back, gray sides, smudgy whitish neck, dark crown, white throat, and white face. Contrast between dar more... Length: 35 cm Wingspan: 46 cm |
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Least GrebeA very small, compact, dark grebe, restricted to South Texas. Body is all brownish gray, with lighter gray tuft on the sides, especially apparent when fluffed and relaxed; bill is short and slender with a pale whitish tip. Its rather piercing eye is bright yellow. In alternate plumage, adult has blac more... Length: 24 cm Wingspan: 28 cm |
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Pied-billed GrebeA small, compact grebe; widespread. Overall shape and profile noticeably different than most other North American grebes; characterized by short thick neck, proportionally large rounded head, and somewhat short, thick bill. Alternate Adult is golden brown overall, with darker back, dark eye, black th more... Length: 33 cm Wingspan: 41 cm |
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Red-necked GrebeA heavyset, long-billed grebe, with a large anvil-shaped head. Alternate Adult has all-dark body, reddish-brown neck, black cap, and white face, with long straw-yellow bill that is dark along the culmen. Basic Adult has dusky neck, usually with a hint of red, and smudgy face. Juvenile has red neck an more... Length: 46 cm Wingspan: 61 cm |
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Western GrebeA relatively slender-necked, large grebe. Body is dark gray, connecting to black crown; black reaches below red eye on the face. White underneath from throat to belly. Long, slender bill is dusky greenish-yellow. Out of water, lobed toes on feet make walking awkward. In basic plumage, black on the fa more... Length: 64 cm Wingspan: 61 cm |
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Clark's Grebe
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Eared Grebe
17 Photographs -
Horned Grebe
12 Photographs -
Least Grebe
3 Photographs -
Pied-billed Grebe
26 Photographs -
Red-necked Grebe
11 Photographs -
Western Grebe
16 Photographs
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Non-vegetated Areas0 species |
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Salt Water |
Clark's GrebeAechmophorus clarkii |
Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers |
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Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis |
Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers |
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Horned GrebePodiceps auritus |
Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers |
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Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps |
Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers |
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Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena |
Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs |
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Western GrebeAechmophorus occidentalis |
Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs |
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Human-altered Areas |
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Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis |
Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers |
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Horned GrebePodiceps auritus |
Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers |
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Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps |
Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers |
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Fresh Water |
Clark's GrebeAechmophorus clarkii |
Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers |
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Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis |
Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers |
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Horned GrebePodiceps auritus |
Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers |
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Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus |
Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Mangroves |
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Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps |
Saltmarshes, Sewage Treatment Plants, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers |
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Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena |
Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs |
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Western GrebeAechmophorus occidentalis |
Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs |
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Grassland and Scrubland0 species |
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Forest and Woodlands0 species |