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Aechmophorus occidentalis
western grebe
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

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:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:		SC
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MN: SNRB
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Amistad National Recreation Area	Arches National Park
Assateague Island National Seashore	Badlands National Park
Big Hole National Battlefield	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Bryce Canyon National Park	Cabrillo National Monument
Canyon De Chelly National Monument	Canyonlands National Park
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
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:	2/23/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 1/10/2026 4:47:20 AM

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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