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Western Grebe

Aechmophorus occidentalis
(Lawrence, GN, 1858)
Achichilique Común
Family: Podicipedidae
Order: Podicipediformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Podiceps occidentalis.

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Number of Photography: 4

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Photography ID: 248780
  Adult
Alameda County
California
United States
02/04/2018
Rutger Koperdraad
Foto
Photography ID: 186651
  Adult
San Mateo
California
United States
01/21/2017
Rutger Koperdraad
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Photography ID: 171912
 Santa Barbara
California
United States
10/15/2016
Carlos Schmidt


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Number of Records: 8



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
70172704/02/2018United StatesCaliforniaHayward Shoreline, Alameda CountyRutger Koperdraad
56118626/01/2017United StatesCaliforniaBolsa Chica Ecological Reserve2Virginia Bonifacio
53250321/01/2017United StatesCaliforniaAnza lagoon, San MateoRutger Koperdraad
52080321/12/2016United StatesCaliforniaUpper Newport Bay, Orange Couty74Virginia Bonifacio
49297515/10/2016United StatesCaliforniaSanta BarbaraCarlos Schmidt
124952630/01/2016United StatesCaliforniaSan Diego Bay--Broadway Pier, San Diego1Gabriel Carbajales
28868812/05/2015United StatesCaliforniaBolsa Chica Ecological ReserveMarcos Augusto Lartigau
17602630/11/2008United StatesCaliforniaBolsa Chica Ecological ReserveAlec Earnshaw
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/03/2026.