Pied-billed Grebe

The pied-billed grebe is primarily found in ponds throughout the Americas. Other names of this grebe include American dabchick, rail, dabchick, Carolina grebe, ...
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The pied-billed grebe is primarily found in ponds throughout the Americas. Other names of this grebe include American dabchick, rail, dabchick, Carolina grebe, devil-diver, dive-dapper, dipper, hell-diver, pied-billed dabchick, pied-bill, thick-billed grebe, and water witch.
They are most commonly found throughout North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America year round.
Pied-billed grebes are small, stocky, and short-necked. They are 12–15 in in length, with a wingspan of18–24 in and weigh 9–20 oz). They are mainly brown, with a darker crown and back. Their brown color serves as camouflage in the marshes they live in. They have a short, blunt chicken-like bill that is a light grey color, which in summer is encircled by a broad black band (hence the name). In the summer, its throat is black. This grebe does not have webbed feet. Its toes have lobes that come out of the side of each toe. These lobes allow for easy paddling. When flying, the feet appear behind the body due to the feet's placement in the far back of the body. Because of the feet placement, they are not able to walk on land.
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