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Aechmophorus occidentalis
Western Grebe
Arches National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Occasional

Scientific Name with Authority:		Aechmophorus occidentalis (Lawrence, 1858)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Western Grebe
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Podicipediformes, Family Podicipedidae, Genus Aechmophorus, Species Aechmophorus occidentalis


Seasonality Tags:
Migratory


Threatened/Endangered Status:		SC
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		UT: S2
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Channel Islands National Park
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve	Curecanti National Recreation Area
Death Valley National Park	Dinosaur National Monument
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Point National Historic Site	Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site	Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Glacier National Park	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Teton National Park	Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve	Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
Indiana Dunes National Park	John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Joshua Tree National Park	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lava Beds National Monument	Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Mount Rainier National Park	Niobrara National Scenic River
North Cascades National Park	Olympic National Park
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument	Petrified Forest National Park
Point Reyes National Seashore	Presidio of San Francisco
Rainbow Bridge National Monument	Redwood National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park	San Juan Island National Historical Park
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Sitka National Historical Park
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument	Voyageurs National Park
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area	Wind Cave National Park
Yellowstone National Park	Yosemite National Park
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	5/4/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/25/2025 3:23:51 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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