White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii [GR Gray, 1859] |
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Order:
Gaviiformes
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Family: Gaviidae |
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BTO Codes:
WV, WHBDI
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EURING No: 50 | |
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Number in Britain:
6 records/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Scarce Visitor
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
84 cm
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Wingspan: 144 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 5.3 kg
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Scientific name from:
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L.: Gavia, a seabird described by Pliny and after Edward Adams (1824-56), British surgeon, explorer |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: arctic coasts & is of Russia, n North America, WINTERS: west to Greenland & south to c Europe, China & s US |
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Habitat:
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Tundra lakes |
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Diet:
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Mostly fish also large invertebrates, amphibians |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Northumberland, 1829
(Burn, D.M. & Mather, J.R. 1974. British Birds 67:258-296)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
284
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
November to June
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Argyll
(2005),
Angus & Dundee
(1998),
Ayrshire
(1986),
Borders
(2007),
Clyde
(1973),
Fife
(2003),
Highland
(2006),
Lothian
(1991),
Moray & Nairn
(2005),
Northeast
(2006),
Outer Hebrides
(2007),
Orkney
(2007),
Perth & Kinross
(1954),
Shetland
(2007),
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North-east England:
Cleveland
(2007),
Durham
(2007),
Northumberland
(2007),
East Yorkshire
(2007),
North Yorkshire
(2003),
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North-west England:
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English Midlands:
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Eastern England:
Lincolnshire
(1996),
Norfolk
(2007),
Suffolk
(2006),
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South-east England:
Hampshire
(1991),
Kent
(2005),
East Sussex
(1999),
West Sussex
(2007),
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South-west England:
Cornwall
(2007),
Devon
(1993),
Dorset
(1997),
Isles of Scilly
(2006),
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Wales:
Anglesey
(1991),
Pembrokeshire
(1999),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Yellow-billed Diver/Loon | |
| Gaelic: Learga-bhlàr | Welsh: Trochydd Pigwen |
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Danish:
Hvidnæbbet lom
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Dutch: Geelsnavelduiker |
| Finnish: Jääkuikka | French: Plongeon à bec blanc |
| German: Gelbschnabel-Eistaucher | Hungarian: Fehércsoru búvár |
| Icelandic: Svalbrúsi | Irish: Lóma Gobgheal |
| Italian: Strolaga beccogiallo | Norwegian: Gulnebblom |
| Polish: Nur bialodzioby | Portuguese: Mobêlha-de-bico-branco |
| Spanish: Colimbo de Adams | Swedish: Vitnäbbad islom |
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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