Podilymbus Podiceps
The binomial 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. The pied-billed grebe is a species of the grebe family of water birds. Because the Atitlán grebe has become extinct, the Pied-Billed Grebe is now the sole extant member of the genus Podilymbus. The.
Podilymbus podiceps | Smithsonian Institution
