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Arctic Loon

Gavia arctica (Linnaeus, C 1758)

The black-throated loon, also known as the Arctic loon and the black-throated diver, is a migratory aquatic bird found in the northern hemisphere, primarily breeding in freshwater lakes in northern Europe and Asia. It winters along sheltered, ice-free coasts of the north-east Atlantic Ocean and the eastern and western Pacific Ocean. This loon was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It has two subspecies. It was previously considered to be the same species as the Pacific loon, of which it is traditionally considered to be a sister species, although this is debated. In a study that used mitochondrial and nuclear intron DNA, the black-throated loon was found to be sister to a clade consisting of the Pacific loon and two sister species, the common loon and the yellow-billed loon. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.135

Protonym:
  Colymbus arcticus

Type locality:
  Europe and North America; restricted to Sweden by Linnaeus, 1761, Fauna Svecica, ed. 2, p. 52.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/153/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  CA5852BE6E617DBD

Avibase ID:
  avibase-CA5852BE

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/CA5852BE


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 174471

Geographic range:

  • Gavia arctica: breeds Arctic to temperate northern and central Eurasia and far western Alaska; non-breeders to coastal southern European and western Asian seas; to Japan and Korean Peninsula
  • Gavia arctica arctica: Western Palearctic eastward to Lena River; winters to northwestern and southern Europe
  • Gavia arctica viridigularis: breeds northeastern Siberia and far western mainland Alaska; winters from the Kuril Islands to the Yellow Sea
English:
Arctic Loon
Catalan:
Calàbria agulla
Czech:
potáplice severní
Danish:
Sortstrubet Lom
German:
Prachttaucher
Spanish:
Colimbo Ártico
Spanish (Spain):
Colimbo Ártico
Finnish:
kuikka
French:
Plongeon arctique
Croatian:
Crnogrli Plijenor
Hungarian:
Sarki búvár
Icelandic:
Glitbrúsi
Italian:
Strolaga mezzana
Japanese (romaji):
oohamu
Japanese:
オオハム
Lithuanian:
Juodakaklis naras
Dutch:
Parelduiker
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Storlom
Norwegian:
Storlom
Polish:
nur czarnoszyi
Portuguese:
mobelha-de-garganta-preta
Portuguese (Portugal):
mobelha-árctica
Russian:
Чернозобая гагара
Slovak:
potáplica stredná
Serbian:
Crnogrli morski gnjurac
Swedish:
storlom
Ukrainian:
Гагара чорношия
Chinese:
黑喉潜鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
黑喉潛鳥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

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

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

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

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Abkhazian: аГагара
Arabic: غواص قطبي
Asturian: Calón Articu, Mobeya árica
Azerbaijani: Qaradöş qaqar
Bashkir: иһаһай, иһәһәй, ҡағараҡ, ҡарабоғаҡ ҡағараҡ , әһәһәй, тирҫаяҡ
Belarusian: Гагач чорнаваллёвы, Чорнаваллёвы гагач
Bulgarian: Черногуш гмуркач
Bengali: িঅকিটিক রুন
Bengali (transliteration): ārkaṭika luna*
Breton: Ar splujer gouzoug du, Splujer gouzoug du
Catalan: Agullat àrtic, Calàbria agulla
Catalan (Balears): Calàbria agulla
Valencian: Agullat àrtic
Montenegrin: crnogrli morski gnjurac, црногрли морски гњурац
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): црногрли морски гњурац
Czech: Potáplice severní
Chuvash: хура пĕсехеллĕ гагара
Welsh: Trochydd gwddfddu, Trochydd gyddfddu
Danish: Sortstrubet lom
German: Polartaucher, Prachttaucher
Greek: Λαμπρoβoύτι, Λαμπροβούτι, Λαμπροβούττι
Greek (Cypriot): Λαμπροβούττι
English: Arctic Diver, Arctic Loon, Black-throated Diver, Black-throated Diver/Arctic Loon, Black-throated Loon, Green-throated Loo
English (United Kingdom): Black-throated Diver
English, HBW: Arctic Loon
English (IOC): Black-throated Loon
English (United States): Arctic Loon
Esperanto: Arkta kolimbo, Nigragorĝa kolimbo
Spanish: Colimbo arctico, Colimbo artico, Colimbo Ártico
Spanish (Spain): Colimbo Ártico
Spanish (HBW): Colimbo ártico
Inupiatun, North Alaskan: malíi
Spanish (Mexico): Colimbo Ártico, colimbo pacífico
Estonian: Järvekaur
Basque: Aliota arktiko, Aliota arktikoa, Aliota artikoa, Calàbria agulla
Evenki: ukol
Persian: غواص (شیرجه‌رو) گلوسیاه, غواص گلوسیاه
Finnish: Kuikka
Faroese: Øssvartur lómur
French: Huart arctique, Plongeon à gorge noire, Plongeon arctique, Plongeon lumme
Friulian: smergon
Frisian: Bûnte Seedûker
Irish: Lóma Artach
Gaelic: Learg, Learga Dhubh
Galician: Calàbria agulla, Mobella árctica, Mobella ártica
Manx: Lhargey, Lhargey ghoo, Thummeyder staghyllagh
Hebrew: צוללן שחור גרון, צוללן שחור־גרון, צוללן שחור-גרון
Croatian: Crnogrli Plijenor, Srednji plijenor
Hungarian: Sarki búvár
Armenian: [Sevakhatzi Suzahav ], Սևախածի Սուզահավ
Icelandic: Glitbrúsi
Italian: Strolaga mezzana
Japanese (romaji): ohamu, ō-hamu, Oh-hamu, oohamu, Ouhamu
Japanese: オオハム
Japanese (Kanji): 大波武
Georgian: შავყელა (შავჩიჩახვა) ღორიხვა, შავყელა ღორიხვა, შავჩიჩახვა ღორიხვა
Kara-Kalpak: қара жемсекли гагар, қара жемсекли үйрек
Kabardian: бабыщфӀыцӀэ
Mongolian, Halh: улаан гүеэт гахууна, улаан омруут ахууна, улаангүеэ гахуун, улаангүеэт гахуун, улаангүеэт гахууна
Khakas: Хырхара
Kazakh: ала гагара, ала маймаққаз, қара жемсаулы маймаққаз, қаражемсаулы гагар, қаражемсаулы гагара, қаражемсаулы қаз, қаражемсаулы маймаққаз, Қызылжемсаулы гагара
Kazakh (Transliteration): qara-jemsawlı gagara
Korean: 큰회색머리아비
Korean (Transliteration): keun-hoe-saeng-meori-abi
Karachay-Balkar: къанкъуудакъ
North Karelian: kuikan, kuikat, kuikka
Cornish: Sedhor conna du
Kirghiz: кара төш кокуйөрдөк, көк өрдөк
Scientific: Colymbus arcticus, Gavia arctica, Gavia arctica arctica, Gavia arcticus, Urinator arcticus
Luxembourgish: Arkteschen Daucher
Lithuanian: Juodakaklis naras, Klaugas, Narūnas
Latvian: Melnkakla gārgale
Macedonian: Белец, Лола, Северен морски нуркач
Mongolian: улаан багалзуурт шунгал шувуу, улаан гүеэт гахууна, улаан омруут ахууна, улаангүеэ гахуун, улаангүеэт гахуун, улаангүеэт гахууна, улагар шунгат шувуу, Хар омруут ахууна, Хилэн гүеэт гахууна, Хилэн омруут ахууна, Хилэнгүеэ гахуун, шунгал нугас, шунгач алаг
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠬᠢᠯᠢᠩ ᠱᠣᠩᠭᠣᠲᠣ ᠰᠢᠪᠠᠭᠣ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Хилэн шунгат шувуу
Mongolian (Transliteration): khileŋ omruut akhuun, khileŋ shuŋgat shuvuu, khileŋgüee gakhuuŋ
Moldavian: Cufundar polar, Fundac polar
Maltese: Bugħaddas ta' l-Artiku
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): улаан багалзуурт шунгал шувуу, улагар шунгат шувуу, шунгал нугас, шунгач алаг
Dutch: Parelduiker
Norwegian Nynorsk: Storlom
Norwegian: Storlom, Svartstrupet lom
Livvi (Olonets Karelian): amerikanjiäguikku, amerikanjiäkuikku
Polish: nur czarnoszyi
Pinyin: hēi-hóu qián-niǎo, lǜ-hóu qián-niǎo
Portuguese: mobelha ártica, Mobelha-árctica, Mobêlha-árctica, Mobelha-ártica, Mobelha-de-garganta-preta
Portuguese (Portugal): mobelha-árctica, Mobelha-de-garganta-preta
Romansh: Sfunsella polara
Rhaeto-Romance: Sfunsella polara
Romanian: Cufundar polar
Russian: Chernozobaya Gagara, Гагара чернозобая, полосатая гагара, Чернозобая гагара
Yakut: даллан куоҕас, таллан куоҕас
Scots: Learg
Northern Sami: Dovtta
Slovak: Potáplica severská, Potáplica stredná
Slovenian: polarni slapnik
Albanian: Nori gushëzi
Serbian: Crnogrli morski gnjurac, Morski gnjurac, morski gnjurac srednji, Морски гнјурац, Морски гњурац
Swedish: Storlom
Turkmen: gara petekeli ýogla
Turkish: kara gerdanli dalgic, Kara Gerdanlı Dalgıç, kara gerdanly dalgyç, Karagerdanlı dalgıç, Kara-gerdanlı Dalgıç, Қаражемсаулы гагара
Tatar: кара бүксәле гагара , кара бүксәле диңгез казы , кара бүксәле күл кошы
Tuvinian: Кара боостаалыг онгук, кара боостаалыг оңгук, оңгук, оъңгук, Унгук, үңгүк
Udmurt: гагара, гогоро
Ukrainian: Гагара чорношия , Чорновола гагара, Чорношия гагара
Uzbek: қоратомоқ гагара
Kalmyk: саарлг ахун, хар бахута ахун, хар көйәтә ахун
Chinese: [hei-hou qian-niao], [lu-hou qian-niao], 太平洋潜鸟, 绿喉潜鸟, 黑喉潛鳥, 黑喉潜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 綠喉潛鳥, 黑喉潛鳥
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 黑喉潛鳥
Chinese (Taiwan): [hei-hou qian-niao], 绿喉潜鸟, 黑喉潛鳥, 黑喉潜鸟

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