Common Loon
Gavia immer(BrĂ¼nnich, MT, 1764)
English (US) Common Loon
The Common Loon (Gavia immer) 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.
Range: breeds in southern Greenland, Iceland, and northern North America southward to northern tier of US states; winters from Iceland and Scandinavia southward to the Iberian Peninsula and from southern Alaska and the Maritime Provinces (Canada) southward to northern MexicoRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Gavia immer
- Family
- Gaviidae (Loons)
- Order
- Gaviiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Common Loon
- Described by
- (BrĂ¼nnich, MT, 1764)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Colymbus Immer
- Described by
- (BrĂ¼nnich, MT, 1764)
- Type locality
- Faroes
- Original description
- Ornithologia borealis, sistens collectionem avium ex omnibus, Imperio Danico subjectis (etc.) p.38
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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