Family: |
Gaviidae (loons) |
Max. size: |
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Environment: |
others; freshwater; marine; depth range 0 - 20 m |
Distribution: |
Arctic, North Atlantic, North Pacific and the Mediterranean. Known inland in Greenland, northern Canada and northern Russia, also in Alaska, Svalbard, Norway and the Caspian Sea. |
Diagnosis: |
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Biology: |
Found on beach and shoreline (Ref. 116102). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
(LC); Date assessed: 07 August 2018 Ref. 123251)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
Country info: |
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