I am pretty sure this is a Clark’s grebe, but it could be a western grebe, or possibly a soul-eating destroyer-bird. (Those red eyes… creepy!)
If it weren’t for the eye, this guy would look quite dashing. He even has a racing stripe.
I can’t decide whether the name reminds me of ‘the mome raths outgrabe’ or a mix of ‘Clark Gable’ and ‘Betty Grable’.