The western grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) is a species in
the grebe family of water birds. Folk names include
"dabchick", "swan grebe" and "swan-necked grebe".
Western grebe fossils from the Late Pleistocene of
SW North America were described as a distinct species, but later ranked as a pale
subspecies Aechmophorus occidentalis lucasi. More recent study found them
to fall within the variation now known to exist in today's birds.
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