Podilymbus


Podilymbus is a genus of birds in the Grebe family, containing the extinct Atitlán grebe and the pied-billed grebe. 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".
There are also several prehistoric taxa of Podilymbus described from fossil remains: