Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Albanian | Nori polar |
| Asturian | Mobeya grande |
| Basque | Aliota handia |
| Bulgarian | Северен гмуркач |
| Catalan | calàbria grossa |
| Chinese (SIM) | 普通潜鸟 |
| Croatian | veliki plijenor |
| Czech | potáplice lední |
| Danish | Islom |
| Dutch | IJsduiker |
| English | Common Loon |
| English (UK) | Great Northern Diver |
| English (United States) | Common Loon |
| Faroese | Havgás |
| Finnish | amerikanjääkuikka |
| French | Plongeon huard |
| French (France) | Plongeon huard |
| Galician | Mobella grande |
| German | Eistaucher |
| Greek | Παγοβούτι |
| Hebrew | צוללן צפוני |
| Hungarian | Jeges búvár |
| Icelandic | Himbrimi |
| Italian | Strolaga maggiore |
| Japanese | ハシグロアビ |
| Latvian | Polārā gārgale |
| Lithuanian | Ledinis naras |
| Norwegian | islom |
| Polish | lodowiec |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Mobelha-grande |
| Romanian | Cufundar mare |
| Russian | Черноклювая гагара |
| Serbian | Veliki morski gnjurac |
| Slovak | potáplica veľká |
| Slovenian | Ledni slapnik |
| Spanish | Colimbo Grande |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Somormujo |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Colimbo Común |
| Spanish (Spain) | Colimbo grande |
| Swedish | svartnäbbad islom |
| Turkish | Buz Dalgıcı |
| Ukrainian | Гагара полярна |
Revision Notes
In this revision, James D. Paruk, David C. Evers, and Jay Mager revised all sections of the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Appearance page. Michael A. Patten contributed to the Systematics page.
Gavia immer (Brünnich, 1764)
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Common Loon Gavia immer Scientific name definitions
Version: 2.0 — Published March 12, 2021
Revision History
Birds of the World
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Version 2.0
- Full Revision
- March 12, 2021
- Common Loon Gavia immer
Authors
James D. Paruk, David C. Evers, Judith W. McIntyre, Jack F. Barr, Jay Mager, and Walter H. Piper
Revisors
James D. Paruk, David C. Evers, Jay Mager, Peter Pyle, and Michael A. Patten
Recommended Citation
Paruk, J. D., D. C. Evers, J. W. McIntyre, J. F. Barr, J. Mager, and W. H. Piper (2021). Common Loon (Gavia immer), version 2.0. In Birds of the World (P. G. Rodewald and B. K. Keeney, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.comloo.02
Revision Notes
In this revision, James D. Paruk, David C. Evers, and Jay Mager revised all sections of the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Appearance page. Michael A. Patten contributed to the Systematics page.
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Common Loon Gavia immer
Authors
David C. Evers, James D. Paruk, Judith W. McIntyre, and Jack F. Barr
Recommended Citation
Evers, D. C., J. D. Paruk, J. W. McIntyre, and J. F. Barr (2020). Common Loon (Gavia immer), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.comloo.01
Birds of North America
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Version 2.0
- Revision
- May 28, 2010
- Common Loon Gavia immer
Authors
David C. Evers, James D. Paruk, Judith W. McIntyre, and Jack F. Barr
Revisors
David C. Evers and James D. Paruk
Recommended Citation
Evers, D. C., J. D. Paruk, J. W. McIntyre, and J. F. Barr (2010). Common Loon (Gavia immer), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.313
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Print Version (requires subscription to access)
- January 1, 1997
- Common Loon Gavia immer
Recommended Citation
McIntyre, J. W., and J. F. Barr (1997). Common Loon (Gavia immer). In The Birds of North America, No. 313 (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and American Ornithologists' Union, Washington DC, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/tbna.313.p
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- March 27, 2017
- Common Loon Gavia immer
Authors
Carles Carboneras, David Christie, and Ernest Garcia
Revisors
David Christie and Ernest Garcia
Recommended Citation
Carboneras, C., D. A. Christie, and E. F. J. Garcia (2017). Common Loon (Gavia immer). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
