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