The AtitlÃ¡n Grebe (Podilymbus gigas), also known as Giant Grebe, Giant Pied-billed Grebe, or Poc, is an extinct water bird, a relative of the Pied-billed Grebe. It was endemic at the Lago de AtitlÃ¡n in Guatemala at an altitude of 1700 m asl. Thanks to the field work of the American ecologist Anne LaBastille, its decline is comprehensively known.
Podilymbus podiceps (Pied-billed Grebe) Podilymbus gigas (Atitlan Grebe) … Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps). In The Birds of North America, No. 410.
English â€“ Atitlan Grebe, AtitlÃ¡n Grebe, Giant Grebe … Evaluator/s: Bird, J. & Butchart, S … Range Description: Podilymbus gigas was endemic to Lake AtitlÃ¡n, Guatemala 4.
is a member of the grebe family of water birds. Since the Atitlan Grebe, Podilymbus gigas, has become extinct, it is the sole extant member of the genus Podilymbus.