Black-throated Loon

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Black-throated Loon (<em>Gavia arctica</em>) is a species of Loons (<em>Gaviidae</em>) in the order Loons (Divers).

Overview

Black-throated Loon (Gavia arctica) is a species of Loons (Gaviidae) in the order Loons (Divers).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Gavia; binomial: Gavia arctica; authority: (Linnaeus, 1758).

Distribution

Breeding range: the Palearctic and the Nearctic. Non-breeding range: to coastal s European and w Asia seas; to Japan and Korean Pen..

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

No additional remarks recorded.

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