Red-throated Loon

Gavia stellata - Plongeon catmarin

Plongeon catmarin
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Gaviiformes

  • Family
    :

    Gaviidés

  • Genus
    :

    Gavia

  • Species
    :

    stellata

Descriptor

Pontoppidan, 1763

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 69 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 106 à 116 cm.
  • Weight
    : 1500 à 2460 g
Longevity

24 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Plongeon catmarin
adult plum. breeding
Plongeon catmarin
adult plum. breeding

Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) is a species of bird in the Gaviidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Plongeon catmarin,
  • Colimbo chico,
  • mobelha-pequena,
  • Sterntaucher,
  • északi búvár,
  • Roodkeelduiker,
  • Strolaga minore,
  • smålom,
  • Smålom,
  • potáplica malá,
  • potáplice malá,
  • Rødstrubet Lom,
  • kaakkuri,
  • calàbria petita,
  • Lómur,
  • nur rdzawoszyi,
  • brūnkakla gārgale,
  • rdečegrli slapnik,
  • Краснозобая гагара,
  • アビ,
  • 红喉潜鸟,
  • smålom,
  • 紅喉潛鳥,

Voice song and cries

Plongeon catmarin
adult plum. breeding

Habitat

Plongeon catmarin
adult plum. breeding

Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Tundra Wetlands (incl. pools and temporary waters from snowmelt) ; Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged), Estuaries

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Plongeon catmarin
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