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Pacific Loon
Gavia pacifica
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Common LoonGavia immer
Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
Arctic LoonGavia arctica
Common MurreUria aalge
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Western GrebeAechmophorus occidentalis
Common MerganserMergus merganser
Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 348,061 |
|---|---|
| California | 112,254 |
| Canada | 107,868 |
| Washington | 73,043 |
| British Columbia | 72,892 |
| Oregon | 27,195 |
| Ontario | 5,316 |
| Manitoba | 5,016 |
| Colorado | 4,776 |
| New York | 2,644 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Fish eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating fish.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Loons · Gaviiformes |
| Family | Loons · Gaviidae |
| Genus | Loons · Gavia |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of United States
- Birds of Utah
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Pacific Loon with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.