Species
Aechmophorus occidentalis (Western grebe)
Aechmophorus occidentalis. Photo: (c) Mike Baird, some rights reserved (CC BY)
The western grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) is a species in the grebe family of water birds. Folk names include “dabchick”, “swan grebe” and “swan-necked grebe”.
- Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
- Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
- Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
- Class: Aves (Birds)
- Order: Podicipediformes (Grebes)
- Family: Podicipedidae (Grebes)
- Genus: Aechmophorus (Western and clark's grebes)
- Species: Aechmophorus occidentalis (Western grebe)
- Genus: Aechmophorus (Western and clark's grebes)
- Family: Podicipedidae (Grebes)
- Order: Podicipediformes (Grebes)
- Class: Aves (Birds)
- Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
- Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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