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Black-throated Diver

Gavia arctica

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Gaviidae

The black-throated loon (Gavia arctica), also known as the Arctic loon and the black-throated diver, is a migratory aquatic bird found in the Northern Hemisphere, primarily breeding in freshwater lakes in northern Europe and Asia. It winters along sheltered, ice-free coasts of the north-east Atlantic Ocean and the eastern and western Pacific Ocean. This loon was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 and has two subspecies.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 5,672United Kingdom · 4,104Germany · 1,941Italy · 1,556France · 1,417Spain · 1,285Switzerland · 472Belgium · 149