Western Grebe
Aechmophorus occidentalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPodicipediformes (Grebes)
- FamilyPodicipedidae (Grebes)
- GenusAechmophorus (Western and Clark's Grebes)
- SpeciesAechmophorus occidentalis (Western Grebe)
Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Western Grebe in Channel Islands National Park?
About 28% of visitor-days record a Western Grebe sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 1959 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Grebe in Channel Islands National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Western Grebe in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.