© Bryan Calk
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
Jack F. Barr, Christine Eberl, and Judith W. McIntyre
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 2000
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Albanian | Nori gushëkuq |
| Arabic | غواص أحمر الحنجرة |
| Armenian | Կարմրախածի սուզահավ |
| Asturian | Mobeya pequeña |
| Azerbaijani | Qırmızıdöş qaqar |
| Basque | Aliota txikia |
| Bulgarian | Червеногуш гмуркач |
| Catalan | calàbria petita |
| Chinese | 紅喉潛鳥 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 红喉潜鸟 |
| Croatian | crvenogrli plijenor |
| Czech | potáplice malá |
| Danish | Rødstrubet Lom |
| Dutch | Roodkeelduiker |
| English | Red-throated Loon |
| English (UK) | Red-throated Diver |
| English (United States) | Red-throated Loon |
| Faroese | Øsreyður lómur |
| Finnish | kaakkuri |
| French | Plongeon catmarin |
| French (France) | Plongeon catmarin |
| Galician | Mobella pequena |
| German | Sterntaucher |
| Greek | Κηλιδοβούτι |
| Hebrew | צוללן אדום-גרון |
| Hungarian | Északi búvár |
| Icelandic | Lómur |
| Italian | Strolaga minore |
| Japanese | アビ |
| Korean | 아비 |
| Latvian | Brūnkakla gārgale |
| Lithuanian | Rudakaklis naras |
| Mongolian | Улаан гүеэт гахууна |
| Norwegian | smålom |
| Persian | غواص گلوسرخ |
| Polish | nur rdzawoszyi |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Mobelha-pequena |
| Romanian | Cufundar mic |
| Russian | Краснозобая гагара |
| Serbian | Riđogrli morski gnjurac |
| Slovak | potáplica malá |
| Slovenian | Rdečegrli slapnik |
| Spanish | Colimbo Chico |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Colimbo Menor |
| Spanish (Spain) | Colimbo chico |
| Swedish | smålom |
| Turkish | Kızıl Gerdanlı Dalgıç |
| Ukrainian | Гагара червоношия |
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Red-throated Loon in North America.
This species breeds primarily in coastal areas of Canada and Alaska. It winters primarily along the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts, rarely south to southern Baja, southern Florida, and the Gulf Coast.
