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Like Clark’s Grebes, Western Grebes are large-bodied and have long necks.
However, their black caps extend below the eyes and their bills are yellow-green in color.
Although they occasionally hybridize with Clark’s Grebes, the two species differ in
behavior, calls and use of micro-habitats. Both species breed on large fresh and brackish
bodies of water, but Western Grebes tend to forage in areas with shallower water. Western
Grebes are more numerous and have a wider distribution within the Great Plains. They
winter along the Pacific and Gulf coasts. Their larger size distinguishes them from
Horned, Eared, Red-necked and Pied-billed grebes.
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