Birds of Mexico

    PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae (Grebes)  
Genus: Aechmophorus (2 species, 2 worldwide)


Clark's Grebe
Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii transitionalis)
San Diego County, California, United States  
   
Photograph by Mick Thompson/Eastside Audubon     Copyright and usage info

Very similar to Western Grebe, but on Clark's note that the eye is surrounded by white feathers, and the bill is bright yellow.

Western Grebe
Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis)
Lake Sammamish State Park, Issaquah, Washington State, United States  
   
Photograph by Mick Thompson/Eastside Audubon     Copyright and usage info

Very similar to Clark's Grebe, but on Western note that the eye is surrounded by black feathers, and the bill is darker and is NOT bright yellow.


© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba