Thanks to Al who has seen Great Grebes many times in Chile and assures me they are 3x to 4x the size of Pied-billed Grebes, and both Mike and Al who suggested I saw an oiled local grebe. This would definitely explain its blackness and highly glossy appearance.
Dotty Calabrese
Mountain View
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