Divers (Gaviidae) - HBW 1
Black-throated Diver (Gavia arctica)
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
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A group flying during the spring migration California, USA (ssp pacifica)
Don DesJardin 31 March 2001 3 years ago 16 sec 4.2 -
A bird in flight, close to the sea surface Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada (ssp pacifica)
David Quinn 31 October 1997 2 years ago 12 sec 3.4 -
a bird swimming Nova Scotia, Canada
wout van den brink 11 September 2002 9 weeks ago 17 sec 3.3 -
An individual feeding Bodega Bay, California, USA (ssp pacifica)
Michael Grunow 17 March 2006 2 years ago 14 sec 3.2 -
A winter-plumaged bird at sea, scoping for fish. Texel, North Holland, Netherlands (ssp arctica)
Pieter de Groot Bo... 30 September 2005 3 years ago 46 sec 2.9 -
A bird in winter plumage preening and diving. Texel, North Holland, Netherlands (ssp arctica)
Pieter de Groot Bo... 30 September 2005 3 years ago 15 sec 2.9
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adult moulting Aiguamolls de l'Empordà Natural Park, Girona, Catalonia, Spain (ssp arctica)
Aleix Comas 17 January 2008 1 year ago 2.5 -
Young bird swimming in the estuary mouth next to the Santoña's harbour. First citation of sspp pacifica for Spain Santoña Marsh Natural Reserve, Santoña, Cantabria, Spain (ssp pacifica)
Luis Mario Arce 7 December 2009 13 weeks ago 2
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