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Podilymbus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Podilymbus

Higher classification
  
Grebe

Order
  
Grebe

Family
  
Podicipedidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

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Lower classifications
  
Pied‑billed grebe, Atitlán grebe

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Podilymbus is a genus of birds in the Podicipedidae family, containing the extinct Atitlán grebe (Podilymbus gigas) and the pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps). 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".

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There are also several prehistoric taxa of Podilymbus described from fossil remains:

  • Podilymbus majusculus (Late Pliocene of Wisconsin)
  • Podilymbus wetmorei (Late Pleistocene of Florida)
  • Podilymbus podiceps magnus - a paleosubspecies of the pied-billed grebe of uncertain validity.

    • Pied billed grebe podilymbus podiceps


    References

    Podilymbus Wikipedia
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