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WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2

Red-throated Loon

Gavia stellata

Red-throated Loon belongs to Gaviidae, within the order Gaviiformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.

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Red-throated Loon · Gavia stellata
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Taxonomy & recorded facts

Scientific name
Gavia stellata
Order
Gaviiformes
Family
Gaviidae
Conservation record
LC · Least Concern
Habitat in source
Wetland
Reported mass
1486 g
Reported wingspan
104 cm

Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.

Distribution record

北美洲、古北界:高北极至亚北极:格陵兰西南部、东南部、冰岛、法罗群岛、不列颠群岛北部、斯堪的纳维亚半岛北部、斯瓦尔巴(挪威以北)、俄罗斯北部至楚科奇半岛、堪察加和库页岛,向南至贝加尔湖(俄罗斯东部);阿留申群岛、阿拉斯加大陆至不列颠哥伦比亚西北部、加拿大北部至埃尔斯米尔岛和纽芬兰(加拿大东北部、东南部)

Original Chinese range description retained from the source catalog.

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Illustration source:huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0 · Corey Hayes · Reference record ↗

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