Archive for the ‘Gaviidae’ Category

• Red-throated loon

  Sep 17 | Divers+, Loons | Little Stint | 1205 Views | with Comments Off on Red-throated loon

  Red-throated loon – Gavia stellata – also on this site called – Red-throated diver &#...

• Arctic loon

  Sep 17 | Divers+, Loons | Little Stint | 1246 Views | with Comments Off on Arctic loon

  Arctic loon – Gavia arctica – also on this site called – Black-throated diver &#...

• Common loon

  Sep 17 | Divers+, Loons | Little Stint | 1205 Views | with Comments Off on Common loon

  Common loon – Gavia immer – also on this site called – Great Northern diver &#...

• Red-throated diver

  Sep 1 | Divers, Divers+, Loons | Little Stint | 1718 Views | with No Comments

  The Red-throated diver – Gavia stellata or Red-throated loon is the smallest Diver (a family of medium/large sized water birds) and is a summer breeder in the Arctic Region right across Eurasia and North America. It is of...

• Black-throated diver

  Sep 1 | Divers, Divers+, Loons | Little Stint | 1853 Views | with Comments Off on Black-throated diver

  The Black- throated diver – Gavia arctica or Arctic loon or Black-throated loon is a migratory Eurasian diver of Type – waterbird, Family Gaviidae and Order Gaviiformes. It is a summer breeder to extensive areas of N...

• Great Northern diver

  Sep 1 | Divers, Divers+, Loons | Little Stint | 1719 Views | with Comments Off on Great Northern diver

  The Great Northern diver – Gavia immer or Common loon is a large diver of Type – waterbird, Family Gaviidae and Order Gaviiformes. It is a summer breeder to N America, S Greenland and Iceland, and winters off the...

• Gaviidae – divers+

  Sep 1 | Divers+, Gaviidae | Little Stint | 1789 Views | with Comments Off on Gaviidae – divers+

  The Gaviidae – divers+ or loons and divers is a small family of fairly large aquatic birds of Type – waterbird and Order Gaviiformes. They are Holarctic birds of N America and N Eurasia, and are called divers in UK...