Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Cladus: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Cladus: Mirandornithes
Ordo: Podicipediformes
Familia: Podicipedidae
Genus: Podilymbus
Species: P. podiceps
Species extinctae: †P. gigas – †P. majusculus – †P. wetmorei
Species inquirendae: †P. magnus
=†P. p. magnus
Name
Podilymbus Lesson, 1831: 595
References
Primary references
Lesson, R.P. 1830–1831. Traité d'ornithologie, ou, Tableau méthodique des ordres, sous-ordres, familles, tribus, genres, sous-genres et races d'oiseaux : ouvrage entièrement neuf, formant le catalogue le plus complet des espèces réunies dans les collections publiques de la France. F. G. Levrault, Paris. Vol. 1: pp. i–xxxii, 1–659. BHL Reference page.
Additional references
Storer, R.W. 1976. The Pleistocene pied-billed grebes (Aves: Podicipedidae). Pp. 147–153. In Olson, S.L. Collected Papers in Avian Paleontology Honoring the 90th Birthday of Alexander Wetmore. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 27. DOI: 10.5479/si.00810266.27.1 Open access BHL Reference page.
Links
Podilymbus – Taxon details on Fossilworks.
Vernacular names
English: Pied-billed Grebes
español: Zampullín picogrueso
日本語: オビハシカイツブリ属
slovenščina: Progastokljuni ponirki
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]
Species
The genus contains two recent species :
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| †Podilymbus gigas | Atitlán grebe | Guatemala; declared extinct in 1990 | |
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Podilymbus podiceps.[2] | Pied-billed grebe | North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America |
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
Cabard P. and Chauvet B. (2003). Etymologie des noms d'oiseaux Belin Eveil éditeur, France ISBN 2-7011-3783-7
"Podilymbus Lesson, 1831". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
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