common loon

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The common loon is a large, fish-eating aquatic bird of northern lakes, known for its striking black-and-white breeding plumage and haunting, yodel-like calls.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Common loon 1
common loon canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (73)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aquatic bird ⓘ
bird species ⓘ
diving bird ⓘ
adaptation legs positioned far back on body for diving ⓘ
averageMass 3–7 kg ⓘ
billColor black in breeding season ⓘ
bodyLength 66–91 cm ⓘ
breedingPlumageFeature black head and neck ⓘ
checkered black-and-white back ⓘ
white necklace-like bands on neck ⓘ
breedsIn Alaska ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
Greenland ⓘ
Iceland ⓘ
northern United States ⓘ
callDescription haunting yodel-like calls ⓘ
chickBehavior chicks may ride on parents’ backs ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
clutchSize usually 1–2 eggs ⓘ
commonName common loon ⓘ
great northern diver ⓘ
great northern loon ⓘ
conservationStatus Least Concern ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List ⓘ
diet aquatic invertebrates ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ
fish ⓘ
divingDepth can dive more than 60 meters ⓘ
eggColor brownish with dark spots ⓘ
family Gaviidae ⓘ
featuredOn Canadian one-dollar coin (loonie) ⓘ
flightAbility strong flier ⓘ
footType webbed feet ⓘ
foragingStrategy pursuit diving ⓘ
genus Gavia ⓘ
habitat coastal marine waters in winter ⓘ
large freshwater lakes ⓘ
northern lakes ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
legColor dark gray ⓘ
lifespan up to about 30 years in the wild ⓘ
migration migratory ⓘ
nationalSymbolOf Canada (informal wildlife symbol) ⓘ
nativeRange North America ⓘ
nestSite shoreline of lakes ⓘ
nestType ground nest near water ⓘ
nonBreedingPlumageFeature grayish-brown upperparts ⓘ
white underparts ⓘ
order Gaviiformes ⓘ
parentalCare biparental care ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
plumage black-and-white breeding plumage ⓘ
primaryPreyCapture underwater pursuit using feet for propulsion ⓘ
primarySense excellent underwater vision ⓘ
scientificName Gavia immer ⓘ
linked to: Gavia
socialStructure monogamous pairs during breeding season ⓘ
swimmingAbility excellent swimmer ⓘ
symbolOf wilderness of northern lakes ⓘ
takeoffRequirement needs long water runway for takeoff ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
territorialCall yodel ⓘ
threat habitat loss ⓘ
human disturbance ⓘ
lead poisoning from fishing tackle ⓘ
mercury contamination ⓘ
vocalization hoot call ⓘ
tremolo call ⓘ
wail call ⓘ
yodel call ⓘ
wingspan 127–147 cm ⓘ
wintersIn Atlantic Ocean coasts ⓘ
linked to: Atlantic coast

Pacific Ocean coasts ⓘ
linked to: Pacific Ocean coast

coastal United States ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

French River delta → supportsSpecies → common loon ⓘ
National symbols of Canada → includes → Common loon ⓘ
linked to: common loon