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Loon

Loons (North American English) or divers (British / Irish English) are a group of aquatic birds found in much of North America and northern Eurasia. All living species of loons are members of the genus Gavia, family Gaviidae, and order Gaviiformes.

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Loon

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related to Bibliography · 85
Loon → Alexander, An Unknown Loon, Animal Field Guide, April, Archaeopterygiformes, Archived, Ardeiformes, Auk, Aves, Avian Biology, Bibcode, Biological Sciences, Brodkorb, Bulletin, Catalogue, Cenozoic Birds, Colymboides, Common Loon, Common Loons, Condor
related to In popular culture · 54
Loon → Alaska, Amblin, California, Canadian, Crave's, Customs Enforcement, During Operation Metro Surge, E-mu Emulator, Gail Matthius, Gaǥeit, Heated Rivalry, Henry David Thoreau, Ilya Rozanov, In, In Rachel Reid's, Lincoln, Loon Capital, Loon Woman, LoonFest, Lou
related to Systematics and evolution · 15
Loon → All, Atlantic, Czech Republic, Dolnice, During, Europe, Gavia, It, Late Miocene, Miocene, North America, Pacific, Paleogene, Study, The
related to Behaviour and ecology · 12
Loon → Black Sea, Geological Survey, However, Indeed, Loons, Mediterranean, North European, Once, Only, Scientists, South Baltic, Thus
related to Description · 12
Loon → Archibald Thorburn, Cormorants, Gavia, In, Like, Loons, Note, Phalacrocoracidae, Podicipedidae, Rallidae, The, Top
related to Etymology and taxonomy · 11
Loon → Another, Danish, Either, English, Norwegian, Old English, Old Norse, Scandinavian, Swedish, The European Anglophone, The North American
related to External links · 11
Loon → Archived, Canada, Internet Bird CollectionThe Loon, Life GaviidaeLoon, National Film Board, North America, Paul JohnsgardLoon Dreaming, Preservation CommitteeDiving Birds, Project, Tree, Wayback Machine
related to Reproduction · 9
Loon → Arctic, Both, If, Larger, Loons, Since, Smaller, Sometimes, The
related to Fossil record · 8
Loon → Cope's Rule, Early Miocene, Gavia, List, Nearly, Neogene, The, Throughout
related to Recordings · 7
Loon → Audubon Society, Barklow, Lurtsema, North American Loon Fund/National, Robert, Voices, William

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Loonis aprovincial bird of Ontario and is depicted on the Canadian one-dollar coin0.90text
Pierce Brodkorb tried to keep the debate aliveinstance ofSome eminent ornithologists0.80text
but the ICZN's solution has been satisfactoryinstance ofSome eminent ornithologists0.80text
Loonrelated to Behaviour and ecologyLoons0.60section
Loonrelated to Behaviour and ecologyHowever0.60section
Loonrelated to Behaviour and ecologyThus0.60section
Loonrelated to Behaviour and ecologyIndeed0.60section
Loonrelated to Behaviour and ecologyOnly0.60section
Loonrelated to Behaviour and ecologyOnce0.60section
Loonrelated to Behaviour and ecologyScientists0.60section
Loonrelated to Behaviour and ecologyGeological Survey0.60section
Loonrelated to Behaviour and ecologyNorth European0.60section

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