Atitlan Grebe
Podilymbus gigasGriscom, L, 1929
English (US) Atitlan Grebe
The Atitlan Grebe (Podilymbus gigas) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Podicipedidae (Grebes) in the order Podicipediformes.
Range: formerly Lake Atitlan, southwestern Guatemala; extinct, last reported 1986Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Podilymbus gigas
- Family
- Podicipedidae (Grebes)
- Order
- Podicipediformes
- IUCN Red List
- Extinct
- English (US)
- Atitlan Grebe
- Described by
- Griscom, L, 1929
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Griscom, L, 1929
- Type locality
- Panajachel, north shore of Lake Atitlan, Guatemala; altitude 5,300 feet.
- Original description
- American Museum Novitates no.379 p.5
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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