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Atitlan Grebe

Podilymbus gigas Griscom, L 1929

The Atitlán grebe, 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 Atitlán in Guatemala at an altitude of 1700 m asl. It was described in 1929 by Ludlow Griscom based on a specimen collected in 1926 and had been overlooked in the past. American ecologist Anne LaBastille observed the decline of this species over a period of 25 years. It was declared extinct by 1990. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Podicipediformes
Family:
  Podicipedidae
Genus:
   Podilymbus
Scientific:
  Podilymbus gigas


Original description

Citation:
  Griscom, L 1929

Reference:
   Amer. Mus. Novit. no.379 p.5

Protonym:
  Podilymbus gigas

Type locality:
  Panajachel, north shore of Lake Atitlan, Guatemala; altitude 5,300 feet.

Link:
  https://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/5418/


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  5B2C899D933F54A0

Avibase ID:
  avibase-5B2C899D

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/5B2C899D


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 202222


EXTINCT

Geographic range:

  • Podilymbus gigas: formerly Lake Atitlan, southwestern Guatemala; extinct, last reported 1986
English:
Atitlan Grebe
Catalan:
Cabusset del llac Atitlan
Czech:
potápka tlustozobá
Danish:
Atitlánlappedykker
German:
Atitlantaucher
Spanish:
Zampullín del Atitlán
Spanish (Spain):
Zampullín del Atitlán
Finnish:
atitlaninuikku
French:
Grèbe de l'Atitlan
Croatian:
atitlanski gnjurac
Hungarian:
óriásvöcsök
Italian:
Svasso dell'Atitlan
Japanese (romaji):
ooobihashikaitsuburi
Japanese:
オオオビハシカイツブリ
Lithuanian:
didysis margasnapis kragas
Dutch:
Atitlanfuut
Norwegian:
Atitlandykker
Polish:
perkozek gwatemalski
Portuguese:
Mergulhão-de-atitlán
Portuguese (Portugal):
mergulhão-de-atitlan
Russian:
Атитланская поганка
Slovak:
potápka atitlánska
Serbian:
Gnjurac sa jezera Atitlan (izumro)
Swedish:
atitlándopping
Ukrainian:
Пірникоза гватемальська
Chinese:
巨䴙䴘
Chinese (Traditional):
巨鸊鷈1986滅絕?


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Grèbe de l'Atitlan ( Podilymbus gigas)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Grèbe de l'Atitlan ( Podilymbus gigas)
Clements 1st edition:
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Clements, version 2021:
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Clements, version 2022:
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Clements, version 2023:
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Clements, version 2024:
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Clements 3rd edition:
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Clements 4th edition:
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Clements, version 2015:
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Clements, version 2016:
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Clements, version 2017:
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Clements, version 2018:
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Clements, version 2019:
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
eBird version 1.50:
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
eBird version 1.52:
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
eBird version 2021:
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
eBird version 2022:
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
eBird version 2023:
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
eBird version 2024:
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Podilymbus gigas
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Podilymbus gigas
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Podilymbus gigas
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Atitlan Grebe ( Podilymbus gigas)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Podilymbus gigas
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Podilymbus gigas

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bengali: িঅটিটরান ডুফুচয
Bengali (transliteration): āṭiṭalāna ḍuburi
Catalan: Cabusset del llac Atitlan
Montenegrin: atitlanski gnjurac, атитлански гњурац
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): атитлански гњурац
Czech: Potápka obrovská, potápka tlustozobá
Danish: Atitlánlappedykker
German: Atitlantaucher
English: Atitlan Grebe, Atitlán Grebe, Giant Grebe, Giant Pied-billed, Giant Pied-billed Grebe
English, HBW: Atitlan Grebe
English (IOC): Atitlan Grebe
English (United States): Atitlan Grebe
Esperanto: Atitlana grebo
Spanish: Poc de Atitlán, Somormujo de Atitlán, Somormujo del lago Atitlán, Zambullidor de Atitlán, Zambullidor Picurio, Zampullín del Atitlan, Zampullín del Atitlán, Zampullín del Lago Atitlán
Spanish (Spain): Zampullín del Atitlán
Spanish (HBW): Atitlan Grebe
Spanish (Mexico): Zambullidor de Atitlán
Estonian: atitláni pütt
Finnish: atitlaninuikku, Guatemalanuikku
French: Grèbe de l'Atitlan, Grèbe du lac Atitlan, Grèbe géant
Croatian: atitlanski gnjurac
Hungarian: óriásvöcsök
Italian: Podilimbo del Lago Atitlan, Podilimbo gigante, Svasso dell'Atitlan
Japanese (romaji): ooobihashikaitsuburi
Japanese: オオオビハシカイツブリ
Kazakh: Атитлан сұқсыры
Kirghiz: Атитлан арам өрдөгү
Scientific: Podilymbus gigas
Lithuanian: didysis margasnapis kragas, Didysis margasparnis kragas
Maltese: blonġun Atitlan
Dutch: Atitlanfuut, Atitlan-fuut, Atitlànfuut
Norwegian: Atitlandykker
Polish: perkoz gwatemalski, perkozek gwatemalski
Portuguese: Mergulhão-de-atitlán
Portuguese (Portugal): mergulhão-de-atitlan
Russian: Атитланская поганка
Northern Sami: atitlandopping, jättedopping
Slovak: potápka atitlánska
Serbian: Gnjurac sa jezera Atitlan, Gnjurac sa jezera Atitlan (izumro)
Swedish: Atitlandopping, atitlándopping
Turkish: Atitlan Batağanı
Tatar: Атитлан чомгасы
Ukrainian: Пірникоза гватемальська
Chinese: 巨䴙䴘, 巨鸊鷉
Chinese (Traditional): 巨鸊鷈, 巨鸊鷈1986滅絕?

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