Pied-billed Grebe

Where to see

Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Pied-billed Grebe during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
~50%
2 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
3 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~40%
4 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~30%
5 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
6 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Pied-billed Grebe?

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

In Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, United States, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Pied-billed Grebe sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see a Pied-billed Grebe?

Channel Islands National Park and more

After Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, the next-best odds of seeing a Pied-billed Grebe are in Channel Islands National Park (United States, about 40%), Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 40%) and Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (Guatemala, about 30%). Outside North America, the best option is Lago de Yojoa in Central America (about 40%).

When is the best time to see a Pied-billed Grebe?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are November in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (about 70%), January–February and October in Channel Islands National Park (about 60%) and September in Lago de Yojoa (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Pied-billed Grebe on a given day. Each park's Pied-billed Grebe page has the full month-by-month chart.