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Pacific Loon

Gavia pacifica (Lawrence, GN 1858)

The Pacific loon or Pacific diver, is a medium-sized member of the loon, or diver, family. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Gaviiformes
Family:
  Gaviidae
Genus:
   Gavia
Scientific:
  Gavia pacifica


Original description

Citation:
  (Lawrence, GN 1858)

Reference:
   Rep. Explor. Surv. Railr. Mississ. Pacif. 9 p.liv,889

Protonym:
  Colymbus pacificus

Type locality:
  San Diego, California, and Puget Sound; restricted to San Diego by Grinnell, 1932, Univ. California Publ. Zool., 38, p. 260.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11690089


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  B7D7EF2398F42295

Avibase ID:
  avibase-B7D7EF23

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/B7D7EF23


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 174475

Geographic range:

  • Gavia pacifica: Coastal e Siberia and n N America; winters to Japan, s Baja
English:
Pacific Loon
Catalan:
Calàbria del Pacífic
Czech:
potáplice pacifická
Danish:
Stillehavslom
German:
Pazifiktaucher
Spanish:
Colimbo del Pacífico
Spanish (Spain):
Colimbo del Pacífico
Finnish:
tundrakuikka
French:
Plongeon du Pacifique
Croatian:
Pacifički plijenor
Hungarian:
alaszkai búvár
Icelandic:
Hafbrúsi
Italian:
Strolaga del Pacifico
Japanese (romaji):
shiroerioohamu
Japanese:
シロエリオオハム
Lithuanian:
Ramiojo vandenyno juodakaklis naras
Dutch:
Pacifische Parelduiker
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Amerikastorlom
Norwegian:
Amerikastorlom
Polish:
nur pacyficzny
Portuguese:
Mobelha-do-pacífico
Portuguese (Portugal):
Mobelha-do-pacífico
Russian:
Белошейная гагара
Slovak:
potáplica bledotylová
Serbian:
Pacifički morski gnjurac
Swedish:
stillahavslom
Ukrainian:
гагара білошия
Chinese:
太平洋潜鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
太平洋潛鳥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886):
Pacific Loon ( Urinator pacificus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Urinator pacificus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Urinator pacificus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Urinator pacificus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Urinator pacificus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Urinator pacificus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Urinator pacificus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Urinator pacificus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895):
Pacific Loon ( Urinator pacificus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Urinator pacificus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacificus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacificus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacificus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacificus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacificus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacificus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacificus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931):
Gavia arctica pacifica [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.):
Gavia arctica pacifica [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.):
Gavia arctica pacifica [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.):
Gavia arctica pacifica [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.):
Gavia arctica pacifica [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.):
Gavia arctica pacifica [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.):
Gavia arctica pacifica [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.):
Gavia arctica pacifica [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.):
Gavia arctica pacifica [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.):
Gavia arctica pacifica [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.):
Gavia arctica pacifica [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.):
Gavia arctica pacifica [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.):
Gavia arctica pacifica [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.):
Gavia arctica pacifica [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957):
Gavia arctica pacifica [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.):
Gavia arctica pacifica [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.):
Gavia arctica pacifica [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Plongeon du Pacifique ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Plongeon du Pacifique ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Pacific Diver ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Pacific Diver ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Pacific Loon or Diver ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Pacific Loon or Diver ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Pacific Loon or Diver ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Pacific Loon or Diver ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Pacific Loon or Diver ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Pacific Loon or Diver ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Pacific Loon or Diver ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Pacific Loon or Diver ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Pacific Loon or Diver ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Gavia arctica pacifica [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Gavia arctica pacifica [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Gavia arctica pacifica [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Pacific Loon ( Gavia pacifica) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Gavia pacifica [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Gavia pacifica [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Gavia [arctica or pacifica] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Asturian: Mobeya de Pacíficu
Azerbaijani: ağboyun qaqar
Bashkir: аҡбаш ҡағараҡ
Belarusian: Белашыйны гагач
Bulgarian: Белогуш гмуркач
Bengali: প্র঱াে রুন
Bengali (transliteration): praśānta luna*
Breton: Splujer an Habask
Catalan: Calàbria del Pacific, Calàbria del Pacífic
Chipewyan: theelbé
Montenegrin: pacifički śeverni gnjurac, пацифички северни гњурац
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): пацифички северни гњурац
Czech: Potáplica pacifická, Potáplice pacifická
Chuvash: шур(ă) мăйлă гагара
Welsh: Trochydd y Môr Tawel
Danish: Stillehavslom, Stillehavs-lom
German: Pazifiktaucher, Weißnackentaucher
Greek: Λαμπροβούτι του Ειρηνικού
English: Pacific Diver, Pacific Loon, Pacific Loon or Diver
English (United Kingdom): Pacific Diver
English, HBW: Pacific Loon
English (IOC): Pacific Loon
English (United States): Pacific Loon
Esperanto: Pacifika kolimbo
Spanish: Colimbo del Pacífico, Colimbo Pacifico, Colimbo Pacífico, Somorgujo pacífico
Spanish (Spain): Colimbo del Pacífico
Spanish (HBW): Colimbo del Pacífico
Spanish (Mexico): Colimbo del Pacífico, Colimbo Pacifico, colimbo pacífico, Somorgujo pacífico
Estonian: kirdekaur
Basque: Pazifikoko aliota
Finnish: Tundrakuikka
French: Huart du Pacifique, Plongeon du Pacifique, Plongeon pacifique
Frisian: Pasifyske seedûker
Irish: Lóma ciúinmuirí
Galician: Mobella do Pacífico
Hebrew: צוללן פסיפי
Croatian: Pacifički plijenor
Hungarian: alaszkai búvár, Kurili búvár
Icelandic: Hafbrúsi
Italian: Strolaga del Pacifico, Strolaga mezzana del Pacifico
Inuktitut: Kudlulik
Japanese (romaji): shiro-eri ō-hamu, shiroeri-ohamu, shiroerioohamu, Shiroeri-ouhamu
Japanese: シロエリオオハム
Japanese (Kanji): 白襟大波武
Kazakh: ақмойын гагара, ақмойын маймаққаз, ақмойынды маймаққаз
Korean: 회색머리아비
Korean (Transliteration): hoe-saeng-meori-abi
North Karelian: tunturikuikka
Kirghiz: ак моюн кокуйөрдөк
Scientific: Colymbus pacificus, Gavia arctica pacifica, Gavia pacifica, Gavia pacificus, Urinator pacificus
Lithuanian: Baltakaklis naras, Ramiojo vandenyno juodakaklis naras
Latvian: Klusā okeāna gārgale
Dutch: Pacifische Parelduiker
Norwegian Nynorsk: Amerikastorlom
Norwegian: Amerikastorlom
Livvi (Olonets Karelian): jiäkuikku
Polish: nur pacyficzny
Pinyin: tàipíng-yáng qián-niǎo
Portuguese: Mobelha-do-pacífico
Portuguese (Portugal): Mobelha-do-pacífico
Rhaeto-Romance: Sfunsella dal Pacific
Romanian: Cufundar pacific
Russian: Белошейная гагара, Гагара белошейная
Yakut: ала куоҕас, маҕаас куоҕас, үрүҥ моойдоох куоҕас
Slovak: potáplica bledotylá, potáplica bledotylová
Slovenian: Tihomorski slapnik
Albanian: Nori paqësor
Serbian: Pacifički morski gnjurac
Swedish: Stillahavslom
Turkish: İnce Gagalı Dalgıç, Pasifik dalgıcı
Tatar: ак муенлы гагара
Ukrainian: гагара білошия
Uzbek: оқ бўйинли гагара
Chinese: 太平洋潛鳥, 太平洋潜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 太平洋潛鳥
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 太平洋潛鳥
Chinese (Taiwan): 太平洋潜鸟

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