Black-throated Loon

Gavia arctica - Plongeon arctique

Plongeon arctique
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Gaviiformes

  • Family
    :

    Gaviidés

  • Genus
    :

    Gavia

  • Species
    :

    arctica

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 73 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 110 à 130 cm.
  • Weight
    : 2500 à 3400 g
Longevity

27 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Plongeon arctique
adult plum. breeding
Plongeon arctique
adult plum. post breeding

Black-throated Loon (Gavia arctica) is a species of bird in the Gaviidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Gavia arctica arctica (nw and nc Eurasia)
  • Gavia arctica viridigularis (ne Siberia, w Alaska)

Foreign names

  • Plongeon arctique,
  • Colimbo ártico,
  • mobelha-de-garganta-preta,
  • Prachttaucher,
  • sarki búvár,
  • Parelduiker,
  • Strolaga mezzana,
  • storlom,
  • Storlom,
  • potáplica stredná,
  • potáplice severní,
  • Sortstrubet Lom,
  • kuikka,
  • calàbria agulla,
  • Glitbrúsi,
  • nur czarnoszyi,
  • melnkakla gārgale,
  • polarni slapnik,
  • Чернозобая гагара,
  • オオハム,
  • 黑喉潜鸟,
  • storlom,
  • 黑喉潛鳥,

Voice song and call

Plongeon arctique
adult plum. breeding

Habitat

Plongeon arctique
adult

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged), Estuaries

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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