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This brown, small-bodied, short-necked, stocky grebe has a short, stout bill and
black eye. During the breeding season, their white bill has a distinctive black ring and
the chin and throat are black. In the nonbreeding season, birds do not show the ring
around the bill and the chin and throat are white. Pied-billed Grebes are relatively
common breeders on wetlands throughout the northern and central Great Plains and winter in
the southern Great Plains. Their stocky appearance and short bill and neck make them
distinguishable from other grebes found in the region.
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