Common Loon (Gavia immer)

Common Loon (Male), French Creek Marina, Near Parksville, British Columbia
Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details)

Common Loon | Gavia immer photo

Common Loon, Marine Park, Blaine, Washington State
Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details)

COMMON LOON FACTS

Classification

Class:	Aves
Order:	Gaviiformes
Family:	Gaviidae
Genus:	Gavia
Species:	immer
Common Name:	Common Loon

Relatives in same Genus
Pacific Loon (G. pacifica)
Red-throated Loon (G. stellata)

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