Pied-billed Grebe
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Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Saguaro National Park
11,618 Verified sightings at Saguaro National Park From 2019 to 2026
23,421 Verified sightings across all 82 parks From 2019 to 2026
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Pied-billed Grebe

The pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) is a species of the grebe family of water birds primarily found in ponds throughout the Americas. The pied-billed grebe was described by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae in 1758 as Colymbus podiceps. The binomial name is derived from Latin Podilymbus, a contraction of podicipes ("feet at the buttocks", from podici-, "rump-" + pes, "foot")—the origin of the name of the grebe order—and Ancient Greek kolymbos, "diver", and podiceps, "rump-headed", from podici- + Neo-Latin ceps.

Other names of this grebe include American dabchick, rail, dabchick, Carolina grebe, devil-diver, dive-dapper, dipper, hell-diver, pied-billed dabchick, pied-bill, thick-billed grebe, and water witch. Since the extinction of the Atitlán grebe (Podilymbus gigas), the pied-billed grebe has become the sole extant member of the genus Podilymbus. Outside its own genus, the closest relatives of the pied-billed grebe are the small grebes of the genus Tachybaptus.

The following subspecies are recognized: P. p. podiceps, (Linnaeus, 1758), nominate subspecies: continental North America, from Canada to Panama. P... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Saguaro National Park

Clark's Grebe
LC

Clark's Grebe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aechmophorus clarkii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Horned Grebe
VU

Horned Grebe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Podiceps auritus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Eared Grebe

Eared Grebe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Podiceps nigricollis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Western Grebe
LC

Western Grebe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aechmophorus occidentalis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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 Daily sighting probability
1 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~50%
2 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
3 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
4 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
5 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~20%
6 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
7 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
~10%
8 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
9 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
10 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
11 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
12 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
13 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
14 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
15 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
16 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
17 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
18 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
19 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
20 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
21 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
22 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
23 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
24 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
25 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
<5%
26 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
27 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
28 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
<5%
29 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
30 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
31 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
32 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
33 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
34 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
35 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
36 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
37 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
38 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
39 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
40 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
41 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
42 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
43 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
44 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
45 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
46 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
<5%
47 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
<5%
48 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
49 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
50 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
51 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
<5%
52 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
53 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
54 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
55 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
56 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
57 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
58 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
59 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
60 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
61 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
62 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
63 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
64 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
65 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
66 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
67 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
68 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
69 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
70 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
71 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
72 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
73 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
74 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
75 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
76 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
77 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
78 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
79 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
80 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
81 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
82 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pied-billed Grebe in Saguaro National Park?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pied-billed Grebe sighting in Saguaro National Park, based on 11,618 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pied-billed Grebe in Saguaro National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Pied-billed Grebe in Saguaro National Park in our monthly data.

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