Common Loon Gavia immer Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (43)
- Monotypic
James D. Paruk, David C. Evers, Judith W. McIntyre, Jack F. Barr, Jay Mager, and Walter H. Piper
Version: 2.0 — Published March 12, 2021
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Albanian | Nori polar |
| Asturian | Mobeya grande |
| Basque | Aliota handia |
| Bulgarian | Северен гмуркач |
| Catalan | calàbria grossa |
| Chinese (SIM) | 普通潜鸟 |
| Croatian | veliki plijenor |
| Czech | potáplice lední |
| Danish | Islom |
| Dutch | IJsduiker |
| English | Common Loon |
| English (Hong Kong SAR China) | Common Loon |
| English (UK) | Great Northern Diver |
| English (United States) | Common Loon |
| Faroese | Havgás |
| Finnish | amerikanjääkuikka |
| French | Plongeon huard |
| French (France) | Plongeon huard |
| Galician | Mobella grande |
| German | Eistaucher |
| Greek | Παγοβούτι |
| Hebrew | צוללן צפוני |
| Hungarian | Jeges búvár |
| Icelandic | Himbrimi |
| Italian | Strolaga maggiore |
| Japanese | ハシグロアビ |
| Latvian | Polārā gārgale |
| Lithuanian | Ledinis naras |
| Norwegian | islom |
| Polish | lodowiec |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Mobelha-grande |
| Romanian | Cufundar mare |
| Russian | Черноклювая гагара |
| Serbian | Veliki morski gnjurac |
| Slovak | potáplica veľká |
| Slovenian | Ledni slapnik |
| Spanish | Colimbo Grande |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Somormujo |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Colimbo Común |
| Spanish (Spain) | Colimbo grande |
| Swedish | svartnäbbad islom |
| Turkish | Buz Dalgıcı |
| Ukrainian | Гагара полярна |
Revision Notes
In this revision, James D. Paruk, David C. Evers, and Jay Mager revised all sections of the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Appearance page. Michael A. Patten contributed to the Systematics page.
Gavia immer (Brünnich, 1764)
PROTONYM:
Colymbus Immer
Brünnich, 1764. Ornithologia borealis, sistens collectionem avium ex omnibus, Imperio Danico subjectis (etc.), p.38.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Faroes
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- GAVIA
- gavia
- immer
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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