Pacific Loon
Gavia pacifica
Summary 4
The Pacific loon or Pacific diver (Gavia pacifica), is a medium-sized member of the loon, or diver, family. It may be conspecific with black-throated diver/Arctic loon, which it closely resembles.
Habitat and range 5
The Pacific loon breeds on tundra lakes, and winters in the open ocean or other large bodies of water. It breeds primarily in northern Canada and eastern Siberia, and winters along the Pacific coast of North America.
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- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavia_pacifica
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_loon
More Info
Range Map
iNaturalist.ca Map
| Color | grey, white |
|---|---|
| Animal | Bird |
| Bird | Gaviidae (loons) |
