Podilymbus
Podilymbus is a genus of birds in the Grebe family, the genus name is derived from Latin Podilymbus, a contraction of podicipes —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
- Podilymbus wetmorei
- Podilymbus podiceps magnus - a paleosubspecies of the pied-billed grebe of uncertain validity.