Pied-billed grebe / Bindentaucher (Podilymbus podiceps)
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Pied-billed grebe, Bacalar. 2023-03-31 13:17:14 Yucatan
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Observations
Only documented observation: 2023-03-31Description
Classification: Genus Podilymbus (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]
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