Divers (Gaviidae)
Black-throated Diver (Gavia arctica) - HBW 1, p. 172
French: Plongeon arctique
German: Prachttaucher
Spanish: Colimbo Artico
Other common names: Arctic/Black-throated Loon; Pacific Diver/Loon (pacifica)
Taxonomy: Colymbus arcticus Linnaeus, 1758, Sweden.
Nearctic race pacifica often considered separate species (see page 162). Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- pacifica (Lawrence, 1858) - extreme N & NW Nearctic; winters Pacific coast of N America.
- arctica (Linnaeus, 1758) - W Palearctic E to R Lena; winters along coasts of NW Europe, also in Black, Caspian and Mediterranean Seas.
- viridigularis Dwight, 1918 - E Palearctic E of R Lena; winters NW Pacific.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult bird and a chick swimming Locality Parikkala, Southern Finland Province, Finland (ssp arctica)
Javier Ortas 21 July 2010 1 year ago 41 sec 4.8 -
An adult incubating Locality Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp arctica)
Laurent Demongin 6 July 2010 1 year ago 26 sec 4 -
A bird swimming Locality Varanger Peninsula, Finnmark County, Norway (ssp arctica)
Javier Ortas 19 June 2010 1 year ago 31 sec 4 -
A group flying during the spring migration Locality California, USA (United States) (ssp pacifica)
Don DesJardin 31 March 2001 5 years ago 16 sec 4 -
a bird swimming Locality Nova Scotia, Canada (ssp pacifica)
Wout van den Brink 11 September 2002 2 years ago 17 sec 3.5 -
An adult preening Locality Kynndalen, Hedmark County, Norway (ssp arctica)
Eric Roualet 9 May 2009 1 year ago 22 sec 3.3
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An adult incubating in the tundra
Locality Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp arctica)
Laurent Demongin 6 July 2010 1 year ago 3.5 -
the Black-throated Diver was seen at Seeseiten
Locality Lake Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany
Markus Beser 27 December 2011 20 weeks ago 3 -
A nest with eggs
Locality Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp arctica)
Laurent Demongin 6 July 2010 1 year ago 3 -
adult moulting
Locality Aiguamolls de l'Empordà Natural Park, Girona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp arctica)
Aleix Comas 17 January 2008 3 years ago 2 -
Young bird swimming in the estuary mouth next to the Santoña's harbour. First citation of sspp pacifica for Spain
Locality Santoña Marsh Natural Reserve, Santoña, Cantabria, Spain (ssp pacifica)
Luis Mario Arce 7 December 2009 2 years ago 1.7 -
Two pairs of birds came gradually together just off-shore appearing to check each other out
Locality Solovetski Islands, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Western Russia, Russia (ssp arctica)
Jim Nangle 20 June 2010 1 year ago 1.2
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An adult alarming near the nest Locality Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Eastern Russia, Russia
(ssp arctica)
Laurent Demongin 6 July 2010 1 year ago 4
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