Avibase: Gavia adamsii (Yellow-billed Loon)

Yellow-billed Loon

Gavia adamsii (Gray, GR 1859)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Yellow-billed Loon - Gavia adamsii	Lukasz Ifczok	2026-01-06	, Śląskie (Poland)	-	648381584 macaulaylibrary.org
Yellow-billed Loon - Gavia adamsii	Sunny	2017-07-08	Allaikhovsky District, Sakha Republic, Sakha, Republic of (Russian Federation) (10 m)	call - High pass filter (1200Hz, 6dB) bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	396671 xeno-canto.org
Yellow-billed Loon - Gavia adamsii	Sunny	2017-07-08	Allaikhovsky District, Sakha Republic, Sakha, Republic of (Russian Federation) (10 m)	call - High pass filter (1200Hz, 6dB) bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	396670 xeno-canto.org
Yellow-billed Loon - Gavia adamsii	Sunny	2017-07-08	Allaikhovsky District, Sakha Republic, Sakha, Republic of (Russian Federation) (10 m)	call - High pass filter (1200Hz, 6dB) bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	396673 xeno-canto.org
Yellow-billed Loon - Gavia adamsii	Seth Beaudreault (Toolik Field Station)	2023-06-17	near 'Island Lake', North Slope, Alaska, North Slope (United States) (900 m)	song - [sono]	838060 xeno-canto.org
Yellow-billed Loon - Gavia adamsii	Seth Beaudreault	2023-06-17	, North Slope (United States)	-	615784264 macaulaylibrary.org
Yellow-billed Loon - Gavia adamsii	Seth Beaudreault (Toolik Field Station)	2026-06-20	Toolik Field Station, North Slope, Alaska, United States (United States) (750 m)	call, song - [sono]	1148194 xeno-canto.org
Yellow-billed Loon - Gavia adamsii	Hanyang Ye	2026-06-09	, Nome (United States)	-	659440534 macaulaylibrary.org
Yellow-billed Loon - Gavia adamsii	Sunny	2017-07-08	Allaikhovsky District, Sakha Republic, Sakha, Republic of (Russian Federation) (10 m)	call - High pass filter (1200Hz, 6dB) bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	396669 xeno-canto.org
Yellow-billed Loon - Gavia adamsii	Seth Beaudreault	2026-06-24	, North Slope (United States)	-	660278792 macaulaylibrary.org
Yellow-billed Loon - Gavia adamsii	Seth Beaudreault (Toolik Field Station)	2023-07-27	near 'Island Lake', North Slope, Alaska, North Slope (United States) (900 m)	duet - [sono]	838309 xeno-canto.org
Yellow-billed Loon - Gavia adamsii	Seth Beaudreault	2026-06-24	, North Slope (United States)	-	660278793 macaulaylibrary.org
Yellow-billed Loon - Gavia adamsii	Seth Beaudreault (Toolik Field Station)	2026-06-24	Toolik Field Station, North Slope, Alaska, North Slope (United States) (750 m)	song - [also] [sono]	1149564 xeno-canto.org
Yellow-billed Loon - Gavia adamsii	Seth Beaudreault	2023-07-27	, North Slope (United States)	-	615784344 macaulaylibrary.org
Yellow-billed Loon - Gavia adamsii	Seth Beaudreault (Toolik Field Station)	2026-06-24	Toolik Field Station, North Slope, Alaska, North Slope (United States) (750 m)	call, duet - [also] [sono]	1149563 xeno-canto.org
Yellow-billed Loon - Gavia adamsii	Seth Beaudreault (Toolik Field Station)	2023-06-17	near 'Island Lake', North Slope, Alaska, North Slope (United States) (900 m)	call - [sono]	838053 xeno-canto.org
Yellow-billed Loon - Gavia adamsii	Seth Beaudreault (Toolik Field Station)	2021-07-23	Toolik Field Station, North Slope, Alaska, North Slope (United States) (750 m)	adult, duet, female, male - [sono]	680308 xeno-canto.org
Yellow-billed Loon - Gavia adamsii	Stein Ø. Nilsen	2021-03-13	Vannøy ferry, Karlsøy, Troms og Finnmark, Troms (former county) (Norway) (0 m)	Contact calls, adult, call, sex uncertain - 5 birds together making short low-pitched contact calls. Mixpre3 II Telinga MK2 stereo. Distance ab 100 meters.	629230 xeno-canto.org
Yellow-billed Loon - Gavia adamsii	Stein Ø. Nilsen	2021-03-13	Vannøy ferry, Karlsøy, Troms og Finnmark, Karlsøy (Norway) (0 m)	call, sex uncertain - Mixpre3 II and Telinga Stereo MK2. 5 birds together with calling low voice, distance ab. 100 mtrs. Same recording as XC629230 but filtered to enhance sound of the large birds. bird-seen:yes playback-used:yes	679078 xeno-canto.org
Yellow-billed Loon - Gavia adamsii	Seth Beaudreault	2021-06-07	Toolik Field Station, North Slope, Alaska, North Slope (United States) (750 m)	adult, call, sex uncertain - [sono]	680319 xeno-canto.org
Yellow-billed Loon - Gavia adamsii	Seth Beaudreault (Toolik Field Station)	2023-06-17	near 'Island Lake', North Slope, Alaska, North Slope (United States) (900 m)	alarm call, call, duet - [sono]	838057 xeno-canto.org
Yellow-billed Loon - Gavia adamsii	Jodhan Fine	2021-12-28	Clayton Lake SP, Union, New Mexico, United States, Union (United States)	-	399709951 macaulaylibrary.org
Yellow-billed Loon - Gavia adamsii	Seth Beaudreault (Toolik Field Station)	2024-06-17	Toolik Field Station, North Slope, Alaska, United States (United States) (750 m)	call - [sono]	941026 xeno-canto.org
Yellow-billed Loon - Gavia adamsii	Seth Beaudreault (Toolik Field Station)	2024-06-05	Ice Cut, North Slope, Alaska, United States (United States) (340 m)	call - [sono]	940394 xeno-canto.org

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