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| Gavia arctica | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Synonym: | |
| Family: | Gaviidae |
| Order: | Gaviiformes |
| English: | Black-throated diver |
| French: | Plongeon arctique |
| Spanish: | Colimbo ártico |
| German: | Prachttaucher (There's a German version of this page!) |
| Norwegian: | Storlom (There's a Norwegian version of this page!) |
| Migration: | intercontinental |
| Regions: | East Asia, Europe, Mesoamerica, North America, North Asia, West & Central Asia |
“Migratory and dispersive; generally moves southwards and towards sea after breeding, shunning ice-covered water; often form flocks of c. 50 birds. Accidental S to Tropic of Cancer.”
del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds) (1992), Handbook of the birds of the world. Vol. 1: Ostrich to Ducks, 640, Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, p. 172
Further detailed information from the GROMS-database
See also (on other birds):
Riede, K. (2001): Global Register of Migratory Species. Weltregister wandernder Tierarten.
Recommended link(s):
| The European Commission | Europe's most threatened birds |
| BirdLife international | |
| www.wildlife.alaska.gov | Alaska Departement of Fish and Game Home Page - on "loons" (divers) in general |
| www.birdguides.com | |
| eNature | |
| whatBird.com | |
| Oiseaux.net | (in French) |
To gather more information about birds in general see the link collection at connotea.org: aves
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