Loon
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Loons or divers are a group of aquatic birds found in much of North America and northern Eurasia. All living species of loons are members of the genus Gavia, family Gaviidae, and order Gaviiformes.
Gaviiformes all species of loons
1918 illustration of a variety of loons by Archibald Thorburn. Top: common loon, mid-left: red-throated loon, mid-right: yellow-billed loon, bottom: black-throated loon
Common loon (Gavia immer) rearing up: Note the plump body and pointed but rather short wings
Yellow-billed loon (Gavia adamsii) in winter plumage
Black-throated loon
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The black-throated loon, also known as the Arctic loon and the black-throated diver, is a migratory aquatic bird found in the Northern Hemisphere, primarily breeding in freshwater lakes in northern Eu
Loon
…Divers/Loons Temporal range: Early Miocene – Recent Clockwise from top: yellow-billed loon (G. adamsii), common loon (G. immer), black-throated loon (G. arctica), pacific loon (G. pacifica), red-throated loon (G. stellata) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves…
Black throated Diver, Oulu, Finland 02
Non-breeding adult
A black-throated loon taking off
Eggs, Collection Museum Wiesbaden, Germany