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Arctic Loon
Gavia arctica
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
Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
Common LoonGavia immer
Pacific LoonGavia pacifica
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Common MerganserMergus merganser
European ShagGulosus aristotelis
Common MurreUria aalge
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 619,702 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 618,023 |
| Russia | 1,656 |
| California | 941 |
| Ukraine | 671 |
| Finland | 403 |
| Autonomous Republic of Crimea | 401 |
| Chelyabinsk Oblast | 287 |
| Canada | 283 |
| Colorado | 280 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- 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 |
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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 Arctic Loon with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.