Common Loon

Gavia immer - Plongeon imbrin Plongeon huard

Plongeon imbrin
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Gaviiformes

  • Family
    :

    Gaviidés

  • Genus
    :

    Gavia

  • Species
    :

    immer

Descriptor

Brünnich, 1764

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 91 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 127 à 147 cm.
  • Weight
    : 3700 à 4480 g
Longevity

8 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Plongeon imbrin
adult plum. breeding
Plongeon imbrin
adult plum. transition

Common Loon (Gavia immer) is a species of bird in the Gaviidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Plongeon imbrin,
  • Colimbo grande,
  • mobelha-grande,
  • Eistaucher,
  • jeges búvár,
  • IJsduiker,
  • Strolaga maggiore,
  • svartnäbbad islom,
  • Islom,
  • potáplica veľká,
  • potáplice lední,
  • Islom,
  • amerikanjääkuikka,
  • calàbria grossa,
  • Himbrimi,
  • (nur) lodowiec,
  • polārā gārgale,
  • ledni slapnik,
  • Черноклювая гагара,
  • ハシグロアビ,
  • 普通潜鸟,
  • svartnäbbad islom,
  • 普通潛鳥,

Voice song and cries

Plongeon imbrin
immature

Habitat

Plongeon imbrin
First year

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Tundra Wetlands (incl. pools and temporary waters from snowmelt) ; 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

QRcode Plongeon imbrin
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