Field Guide for Greenlandic Birds


Red Throated Loon

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Scientific:
Gavia stellata

Order:
Gaviiformes
Family:
Gaviidae
Genus:
Gavia

Common Name: Red-Throated Loon, Red-Throated Diver, Pegging-Awl Loon, Cape Drake, Cape Racer, Sprat Loon, Spratoon, Little Loon

Danish :  Rødstrubet Lom

Greenlandic : Koksau, Qarssaq

Length: 20.9-27.2 in (53-69 cm)

Weight: 35.3-95.2 oz (1000-2700 g)

Wingspan: 39.4-47.2 in (100-120 cm)

The Red-throated Diver is a widespread and common breeder in most parts of Greenland, arriving at the breeding grounds in May–June and departing in Aug-Sep.

Terje Kolaas, XC383624. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/383624.

References

Avibase The World Bird Database (2018). Gavia stellata. Found at https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=6C50988A5445ED76

Carboneras, C., Christie, D.A. & Garcia, E.F.J. (2018). Common Loon (Gavia immer). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/52475 on 6 April 2018).

Sibley, David Allen. 2014. The Sibley guide to birds, second edition. Alfred A Knopf, New York.

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