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| Gavia immer | (Brünich, 1764) |
| Synonym: | |
| Family: | Gaviidae |
| Order: | Gaviiformes |
| English: | Great Northern diver |
| French: | Plongeon huard |
| Spanish: | Colimbo grande |
| German: | Eistaucher (There's a German version of this page!) |
| Norwegian: | Islom (There's a Norwegian version of this page!) |
| Migration: | intercontinental |
| Regions: | Caribbean Islands, Europe, Mesoamerica, North America |
“Migratory, generally moving southwards and towards sea after breeding, shunning ice-covered water; large congregations of c. 300 birds may occur. Several thousand birds winter along western coasts of Europe, presumably originating from Iceland, but probably also from Greenland and Canada.”
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. Münster (Landwirtschaftsverlag)
Recommended link(s):
| Animal Diversity Web | University of Michigan - Museum of Zoology |
| www.wildlife.alaska.gov | Alaska Departement of Fish and Game Home Page - on "loons" (divers) in general |
| The European Commission | Europe's most threatened birds |
| CORNELL LAB oƒ ORNITHOLOGY | |
| USGS | U.S. Geological Survey – Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter |
| BirdLife international | |
| whatBird.com | |
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(Last update: 24.7.2007 by A. Tappenhölter)