Podilymbus

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Podilymbus

Genus of birds

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".[1]

Quick Facts Podilymbus Temporal range: Late Pliocene to present, Scientific classification ...

Species

The genus contains two recent species :

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There are also several prehistoric taxa of Podilymbus described from fossil remains:

References

  1. [1]
    Cabard P. and Chauvet B. (2003). Etymologie des noms d'oiseaux Belin Eveil éditeur, France ISBN 2-7011-3783-7
  2. [2]
    "Podilymbus Lesson, 1831". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved June 2, 2011.


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