Aves - Gaviiformes - Gaviidae
Alternative combination: Colymbus arcticus
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Gavia according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014, Guthrie 1992, Linnaeus 1758, Varricchio 2002, Wetmore 1956 and Zelenkov et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Gavia adamsii, Gavia brodkorbi, Gavia concinna, Gavia egeriana, Gavia fortis, Gavia howardae, Gavia immer, Gavia moldavica, Gavia pacifica, Gavia paradoxa, Gavia pusilla, Gavia schultzi, Gavia stellata
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (4: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon collections), Finland (1), the Russian Federation (1), Ukraine (1), United States (5: Alaska, California)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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