Pied-billed Grebe

Podilymbus podiceps

Silhouette: Andy Wilson · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPodicipediformes (Grebes)
FamilyPodicipedidae (Grebes)
GenusPodilymbus (Pied-billed and Atitlán Grebes)
SpeciesPodilymbus podiceps (Pied-billed Grebe)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Los Haitises National Park

1 Verified sightings at Los Haitises National Park From 2019 to 2026

17,152 Verified sightings across all 60 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Pied-billed Grebe

The pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) is a species of the grebe family of water birds primarily found in ponds throughout the Americas. The pied-billed grebe was described by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae in 1758 as Colymbus podiceps. The binomial 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", and podiceps, "rump-headed", from podici- + Neo-Latin ceps.

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. Since the extinction of the Atitlán grebe (Podilymbus gigas), the pied-billed grebe has become the sole extant member of the genus Podilymbus. Outside its own genus, the closest relatives of the pied-billed grebe are the small grebes of the genus Tachybaptus.

The following subspecies are recognized: P. p. podiceps, (Linnaeus, 1758), nominate subspecies: continental North America, from Canada to Panama. P... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Los Haitises National Park

Tachybaptus dominicus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~50%
2	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
3	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
4	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~20%
5	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
6	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	~10%
7	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
8	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
9	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
10	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
11	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
12	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
13	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
14	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
15	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	<5%
16	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
17	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	<5%
18	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
19	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
20	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
21	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
22	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
23	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
24	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
25	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
26	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
27	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
28	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	<5%
29	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
30	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
31	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
32	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	<5%
33	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
34	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
35	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
36	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
37	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
38	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
39	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	Insufficient data
40	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
41	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
42	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
43	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
44	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
45	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
46	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
47	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
48	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
49	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	Insufficient data
50	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
51	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
52	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
53	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
54	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
55	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
56	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
57	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
58	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
59	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
60	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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