Western Grebe

Western Grebe

Aechmophorus occidentalis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Rocky Mountain National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
0–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
2 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
3 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
4 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
5 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
6 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
7 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
8 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
9 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
10 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
11 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
12 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
13 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
14 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
15 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
16 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
17 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
18 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
19 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
20 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
21 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
22 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
23 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Western Grebe in Rocky Mountain National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Western Grebe sighting in Rocky Mountain National Park, based on 47 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Western Grebe in Rocky Mountain National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Western Grebe in Rocky Mountain National Park in our monthly data.

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