Pied-billed grebe / Bindentaucher (Podilymbus podiceps)

Pied-billed grebe, Bacalar. 2023-03-31 13.17.14 Yucatan
Classification: Genus Podilymbus; Family Grebes (Podicipedidae)
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: North America, South America, Africa.
General: The pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) is a species of the grebe family of water birds. Since the Atitlán grebe (Podilymbus gigas) has become extinct, it is the sole extant member of the genus Podilymbus.^[2] The pied-billed grebe is primarily found in ponds throughout the Americas.^[3] Other names of this grebe include American dabchick, rail, dabchick, Carolina grebe, devil-diver, dive-dapper, dipper, hell-diver, pied-billed dabchick, pied-bill, thick-billed grebe, and water witch.^[4][5] [more]

First documented observation : 2023-03-31 in Yucatan.