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".Cabard P. and Chauvet B. (2003). Etymologie des noms d'oiseaux Belin Eveil éditeur, France
Species The genus contains two recent species :
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.
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