Pacific Diver Gavia pacifica [Lawrence, 1858] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Gaviiformes
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Family: Gaviidae |
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BTO Codes:
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EURING No: 32 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
recorded in Britain (of 0 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
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Wingspan: 117 cm |
Weight:
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Scientific name from:
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L.: Gavia, a seabird described by Pliny and after the Pacific Ocean |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: Arctic coast of e Siberia & n North America, WINTERS: south to e China & sw USA |
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Habitat:
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Deep lakes |
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Diet:
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Mostly fish |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
North Yorks, 2007
(Mather, J.R. 2010. British Birds 103:529-545)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Pacific Loon | |
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Split from Gavia arctica
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