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Gavia stellata (Pontoppidan, 1763)
Synonym:
Family: Gaviidae
Order: Gaviiformes
English: Red-throated diver
French: Plongeon catmarin
Spanish: Colimbo chico
German: Sterntaucher (There's a German version of this page!)
Norwegian: Smålom (There's a Norwegian version of this page!)
Migration: intercontinental
Regions: Caribbean Islands, East Asia, Europe, Mesoamerica, North Africa, North America, North Asia, South & Southeast Asia, West & Central Asia

 map about the distribution of Gavia stellata 

“Migratory and dispersive; generally moves southwards and towards sea after breeding, shunning ice-covered water; large congregations of 200-1200 birds may occur. 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.

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