Great Northern Diver

Great northern diver
Great northern divers, or common loons as they are known in north America, are one of the largest species of diver.

GREAT NORTHERN DIVER OR LOON.
[Common Loon.]
(State Bird of Minnesota)
COLYMBUS GLACIALIS, Linn.
[Gavia immer.] ...

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Great Northern Diver (British)
Plongeon huard (French)
Colimbo mayor, Colimbo común (Spanish)
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- BTO BirdFacts - Great Northern Diver
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Stamps: Common Loon
Great Northern Diver videos, photos & videos on the Internet Bird Collection
DigiMorph.org-CT scans of a Great Northern Diver skull ...

Great Northern Diver / Loon (Gavia immer) August 2003
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) June 2002
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) June 2002
Slavonian Grebe (Podiceps auritus) April 2005
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) September 2005 ...

Loon, Common aka Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Found: North America, Europe
Photographed by: 1) Alan D Wilson at Fulton Harbour, Fulton, Texas 3) Alan at Crescent Beach, British Columbia
4) Elaine R Wilson at Lac Le Jeune, ...

The Great Northern Loon, Great Northern Diver, or Common Loon (Gavia immer), is a large member of the loon, or diver, family of birds.

Common Diver, Common Loon, Great Northern Diver, Northern Loon, Black-billed Loon, Black-billed Diver, Lesser Black-billed Loon, Polar Loon, Lesser Loon, Loon, Big Loon, Ember-Goose, Greenhead, Guinea Duck, Imber Diver, Ring-necked Loon, Walloon, ...

The common loon (also known as the Great Northern Diver) is a species of bird that is most closely related to the duck, mainly due to the ability of the common loon to dive underwater in order to hunt for food.

They are known as the great northern diver by British birders and for good reason. They dip their heads below the surface to visually locate prey and then power through the water with large webbed feet.

Pacific Diver or Pacific Loon, Gavia pacifica - sometimes included in G. arctica
Great Northern Diver or Common Loon, Gavia immer.
White-billed Diver or Yellow-billed Loon, Gavia adamsii ...

North American species include the common loon, or great northern diver (Gavia immer), a black and white bird about 32 in. (80 cm) long; the red-throated loon (G. stellata); and the Arctic loon (G. arctica).

See also: Diver, Loon, Common Loon, Duck, Red-throated Diver