Black-throated Loon
Black-throated Loon · BirdGacha
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Illustration · not to scale
- Body length
- 63–75 cm
- Body Mass
- 2.25 kg
- Wingspan
- 120 cm
- Diet
- Aquatic prey
- Migration
- Migratory
⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale
Dagger-like or spear bill specialized for precision thrusts and instantaneous underwater strike acceleration (ATK 164).
Tightly preened water-repellent oiled plumage resisting freezing currents and dive water resistance (DEF 164).
* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.
How to identify
Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.
Similar species
Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.
Calls & songs
Grégoire Chauvot · Sources & credits
🌍 Range & Habitat
2 · Subspecies & regional ranges
- Gavia arctica arctica
n Scotland, Fennoscandia and Baltic through Russia and n Kazakhstan and n Mongolia to Lena River (ne Siberia); Novaya Zemlya and Franz Josef Land (n of nw Russia)
- Gavia arctica viridigularis
Lena River (ne Siberia) to Chukotka Pen., Kamchatka and Sea of Okhotsk, Wrangel I. (n of ne Siberia) and Seward Pen. (far w Alaska)
Frequently asked questions
What is its scientific name?
Gavia arctica
Which family does it belong to?
Loons (Gaviidae)
Where is it found?
Palearctic & North America: Arctic to temperate Northern & Central Eurasia and far Western Alaska
Sources & credits
📖 Open Full Article on Wikipedia- IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗
- AVONET ↗
- Body length: Wikipedia ↗
- Bird illustration credits ↗ · huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0
- Illustration reference ↗ · Андрей Деев · CC BY-NC
