Black-throated loon
The black-throated loon (Gavia arctica), also known as the Arctic loon and the black-throated diver, is a medium-sized member of the loon or diver family, the Gaviidae.
It is a migratory aquatic bird found in the northern hemisphere. It usually breeds in freshwater lakes in northern Europe and Asia. It winters along sheltered, ice-free coasts of the north-east Atlantic Ocean and the eastern and western Pacific Ocean.
Black-throated Loon Media
Breeding, top, and non-breeding, bottom, black-throated loons
Black-throated Loon, as a winter guest at Lake Zeller, Salzburg (state), Austria
A black-throated loon taking off
Black-throated loon family feeding on Lake Stråken, Sweden
Eggs, Collection Museum Wiesbaden, Germany
A video of a black-throated loon foraging
