Black-throated Loon
Gavia arctica(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Black-throated Loon
The Black-throated Loon (Gavia arctica) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Gaviidae (Loons) in the order Gaviiformes.
- Scientific name
- Gavia arctica
- Family
- Gaviidae (Loons)
- Order
- Gaviiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-throated Loon
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Gavia arctica arctica
- Gavia arctica viridigularis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Colymbus arcticus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Europe and North America; restricted to Sweden by Linnaeus, 1761, Fauna Svecica, ed. 2, p. 52.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.135
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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