Pied-billed grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
Identification Tips:
- Sexes similar
- Small, stocky-bodied grebe with a short, thick bill
- Brown plumage, darker on the crown and back
- White undertail coverts
- Feet set far back on body and trail awkwardly behind body in
flight
Adult alternate:
- Black ring around horn-colored bill
- Whitish throat
Adult basic:
- Horn-colored bill without black ring
- Brown throat
Juvenile:
- Black and white striping about head
Similar Species:
All other grebes have thinner bills and quite different
plumage.