Podilymbus
Genus of birds
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Podilymbus is a genus of birds in the Grebe family, the genus name is derived from Latin Podilymbus, a contraction of podicipes ("feet at the buttocks", from podici-, "rump-" + pes, "foot")—the origin of the name of the grebe order—and Ancient Greek kolymbos, "diver".[1]
| Podilymbus Temporal range: Late Pliocene to present | |
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| Pied-billed grebe | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Podicipediformes |
| Family: | Podicipedidae |
| Tribe: | Podilymbini |
| Genus: | Podilymbus Lesson, 1831 |
| Species | |
Species
The genus contains two recent species :
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Pied-billed grebe
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Podilymbus podiceps[2] (Linnaeus, 1758) |
North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| † Atitlán grebe
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Podilymbus gigas Griscom, 1929 |
Guatemala; declared extinct in 1990 | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
EX
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There are also several prehistoric taxa of Podilymbus described from fossil remains:
- Podilymbus majusculus (Late Pliocene of Idaho)
- Podilymbus wetmorei (Late Pleistocene of Florida)
- Podilymbus podiceps magnus - a paleosubspecies of the pied-billed grebe of uncertain validity.
