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How do male western grebes and Clark’s grebes participate in courtship feeding?

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Slavonian, or horned, grebe (Podiceps auritus) — Grebe Slavonian, or horned, grebe (*Podiceps auritus*)

In the context of grebes, courtship feeding is a specific behavior observed only in the western grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) and the closely related Clark’s grebe (A. clarkii). In both of these species, the male participates in this ritual by feeding the female.1