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Aechmophorus occidentalis
Western Grebe
Olympic National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

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:
Resident


Threatened/Endangered Status:		SC
State Species of Concern Status:		WA: SC
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		WA: S3B,S3N
Evidence:		14 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 0 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Amistad National Recreation Area	Arches National Park
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	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Mount Rainier National Park
Niobrara National Scenic River	North Cascades 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:	10/2/2000

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/25/2025 3:48:18 PM

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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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