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The Black-throated loon (Gavia arctica) belongs to the family Gaviidae under the order Gaviiformes.
Black-throated loon taxonomy
The family Gaviidae was first described by Elliott Coues (September 9, 1842 – December 25, 1899), an American army surgeon, historian, ornithologist and author, in the year 1903.The family Gaviidae is monotypic and comprises the genus Gavia. The genus Gavia was first introduced by Johann Reinhold Forster (22 October 1729 – 9 December 1798), a pastor and naturalist, in the year 1788.
The genus Gavia comprises five species, viz., Gavia stellata, Gavia pacifica, Gavia immer, Gavia adamsii and Gavia arctica.
The species Gavia arctica was first described (as Colymbus arcticus) by Carl Linnaeus (23 May1707 – 10 January 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist, in the year 1758.
The species Gavia arctica is polytypic and comprises two subspecies, viz., Gavia arctica arctica and Gavia arctica viridigularis.
| Taxonomic classification | |
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| Binomial name: | Gavia arctica |
| Species: | G. arctica |
| Genus: | Gavia |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Gaviidae |
| Order: | Gaviiformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Black-throated loon - Gavia arctica Image by Francesco Veronesi |
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| 2.Black-throated loon - Gavia arctica Image by Werner Witte |
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| 3.Black-throated loon - Gavia arctica Image by Robert Bergman |
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| 4.Black-throated loon - Gavia arctica Image by Steve Garvie |
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| 5.Black-throated loon - Gavia arctica Image by Carley, Curtis |
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| 6.Black-throated loon (non-breeding) - Gavia arctica Image by Tony Morris |
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| 7.Black-throated loon (non-breeding) - Gavia arctica Image by Tony Morris |
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| 8.Black-throated loon (non-breeding) - Gavia arctica Image by Tony Morris |
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| 9.Black-throated loon (non-breeding) - Gavia arctica Image by Tony Morris |
1.Black-throated loon image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/francesco_veronesi/15195370798/ (cropped)
Author: Francesco Veronesi | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 6/20/18
2.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/43577957@N04/10165313115/ (cropped)
Author: Werner Witte | License: CC BY-NC 2.0 as on 6/20/18
3.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gavia_arctica11.jpg (cropped)
Author: Robert Bergman | License: Public domain
4.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rainbirder/4676729720/in/photostream/ (cropped)
Author: Steve Garvie | License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 as on 6/20/18
5.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plongeon_arctique_nid.jpg (cropped)
Author: Carley, Curtis | License: Public domain
6.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/tonymorris/8466747858/ (cropped)
Author: Tony Morris | License: CC BY-NC 2.0 as on 6/20/18
7.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/tonymorris/8466755404/ (cropped)
Author: Tony Morris | License: CC BY-NC 2.0 as on 6/20/18
8.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/tonymorris/8468251795/ (cropped)
Author: Tony Morris | License: CC BY-NC 2.0 as on 6/20/18
9.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/tonymorris/8466748138/ (cropped)
Author: Tony Morris | License: CC BY-NC 2.0 as on 6/20/18
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