Black-throated Diver

Black-throated diver
Black-throated divers are the only member of the diver bird family to have a white patch on the flank. They breed on the lakes and lochs of Europe and Asia but winter at sea off sheltered coasts.

BLACK-THROATED DIVER.
[Arctic Loon.]
COLYMBUS ARCTICUS, Linn.
[Gavia arctica.] ...

Black-throated diver
These streamlined diving birds sit low in the water and dive with consummate ease. On land they are clumsy, barely able to walk with their legs so far back on their bodies. They are easily disturbed ... More...

Black-throated Diver, Arctic Loon, Artic Diver, Green-throated Loon (viridigularis), Eurasian Loon, Green-throated Black-billed Loon, Pacific Loon
Bird Family :
Gaviidae - Loons (Divers) ...

The Black-throated Diver is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.

Black-throated Diver or Arctic Loon, Gavia arctica.
Pacific Diver or Pacific Loon, Gavia pacifica - sometimes included in G. arctica
Great Northern Diver or Common Loon, Gavia immer.

See also: Diver, Loon, Red-throated Diver, Great Northern Diver, Arctic Loon