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Common loon

The common loon or great northern diver (Gavia immer) is a large member of the loon, or diver, family of birds. Breeding adults have a plumage that includes a broad black head and neck with a greenish, purplish, or bluish sheen, blackish or blackish-grey upperparts, and pure white underparts except some black on the undertail coverts and vent.…

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Common loon

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Common loon

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related to Status and conservation · 63
Common loon → About, AEWA, African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds, Agreement, Alaska, Alberta, Along, Appendix II, Article, Atlantic Coast, Birds Directive, British Columbia, Canada, Conservation, Convention, Endangered Species, EU, EU Natura, Europe, European
related to Distribution and habitat · 54
Common loon → Africa, Alaska, Although, Arctic, Arctic Circle, Asturias, Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean, Baja California, Barataria Bay, Bear Island, Canada, Catalonia, Common, Deep, During, Europe, European, Finland, For
related to Folklore · 19
Common loon → An, Buryats, Folk, Glooscap, Glu-skap, Kwee-moo, Mi'kmaq, Native American, New England, North America, Ojibwe, Pacific Coast, Scottish, Scottish Gaelic, Siberia, Some, The, The Delaware, These
related to Taxonomy · 17
Common loon → Another, Colymbus, Danish, Eurasia, Gavia, Gaviidae, Gaviiformes, International Commission, International Ornithological Committee, It, Its, Johann Reinhold Forster, Morten Thrane Brünnich, Ornithologia Borealis, The, There, Zoological Nomenclature
related to Description · 15
Common loon → Adult, Alaska, Breeding, Canada, Furthermore, Great Lakes, Gulf, In, In Ontario, It, Its, Maine, On, Sizes, The
related to Genomics · 10
Common loon → DNA, For, G-receptor, Gavia, It, Many, SLC20A1, SLC48A, The, With
related to Behaviour · 9
Common loon → Common, It, Its, North America, Particularly, Studies, The, When, With
related to Feeding · 8
Common loon → Atlantic, Fish, Gulf, If, It, Most, The, When
related to In culture · 8
Common loon → American Birding Association, Canadian, In, It, Minnesota, Minnesota State Quarter, Ontario, The
related to External links · 7
Common loon → ARKive, Drexel University, Gavia, Great Northern Diver, Internet Bird Collection, The Loon Preservation CommitteeCommon, VIREO

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Common loonis aprovincial bird of Ontario0.90text
Common loonis aexpert fisher0.90text
Common loonis aefficient underwater pursuit predator and adroit diver0.90text
Common loonis akey indicator of mercury deposition in aquatic environments due to its position at the top of the food chain0.90text
pondweedinstance ofand occasionally aquatic plant matter0.80text
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seedsinstance ofand occasionally aquatic plant matter0.80text
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herring gullsinstance ofBirds0.80text
northern ravensinstance ofBirds0.80text

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