Gavia stellata Pontoppidan 1763 (Red-throated loon)

Aves - Gaviiformes - Gaviidae

Alternative combination: Colymbus stellatus

Belongs to Gavia according to J. Watanabe et al. 2020

See also Broughton 2004, Clements et al. 2017, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Watanabe et al. 2020 and Zelenkov et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Gavia adamsii, Gavia arctica, Gavia brodkorbi, Gavia concinna, Gavia egeriana, Gavia fortis, Gavia howardae, Gavia immer, Gavia moldavica, Gavia pacifica, Gavia paradoxa, Gavia pusilla, Gavia schultzi

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (3: Northwest Territories, Nunavut collections), Finland (1), Japan (2), the Russian Federation (1), Taiwan (1), United States (12: Alaska, California)

Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence

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