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Loons – GAVIIFORMES

Loons

Yellow-billed Loon
Gaviidae 

Yellow-billed Loon

July 15, 2010July 23, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, brown to tan, Central Mixed Grass, large, Rivers or Lakes, white to buff

Gavia adamsii L 34″ (86 cm). Song or calls: Utters wild, ringing laugh like common loon but harsher. Yodels like

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Red-throated Loon
Gaviidae 

Red-throated Loon

July 8, 2010July 24, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu Central Mixed Grass, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, gray, large, red to orange, Rivers or Lakes, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Gavia stellata L 25″ (64 cm). Song or calls: Short, wailing yelp. Description: Sexes similar. Thin,

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Pacific Loon
Gaviidae 

Pacific Loon

July 6, 2010July 24, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, Central Mixed Grass, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, gray, large, Rivers or Lakes, Sandhills region, Western Shortgrass Prairie, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Gavia pacifica L 26″ (66 cm). Song or calls: “Raspy,” “hoarse,” and “screeching” are adjectives frequently

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Common Loon
Gaviidae 

Common Loon

June 24, 2010July 28, 2015 lwilliams@netad.unl.edu black, Central Mixed Grass, Eastern Tallgrass Prairie, green to olive, large, Rivers or Lakes, Sandhills region, Western Shortgrass Prairie, Wetland, white to buff

photo by Phil Swanson Gavia immer L 32″ (81 cm). Song or calls: Loud, yodeling laugh. Description: Sexes similar. Winter

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