• Source: Podilymbus

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".




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.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Titihan paruh-belang
• Titihan
• Podilymbus
• Pied-billed grebe
• Atitlán grebe
• Grebe
• Podilymbus wetmorei
• Podilymbus majusculus
• Great crested grebe
• Phoenicopterus
• Anne LaBastille
• Black-necked grebe