Black-throated Loon bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsBlack-throated Diver, Black-throated Diver/Arctic Loon, Arctic Loon, Green-throated Loo, Arctic Diver
Old latin name for birdColymbus arcticus, Gavia arcticus, Urinator arcticus
OrderDivers / Gaviiformes
FamilyLoons / Gaviidae
GenusGavia
Breeding regionEurasia, North America
Breeding subregionArctic to temperate n, c Eurasia and far w Alaska
Non breeding regionto coastal s European and w Asia seas; to Japan and Korean Pen.

Black-throated Loon bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Male, song, © Tero Linjama
    Finland
  • 2.
    Alarm call, © Tero Linjama
    Finland
  • 3.
    Call, © Tero Linjama
    Finland
  • 4.
    Call, © Patrik Åberg
    Sweden
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    Alarm call, © Patrik Åberg
    Sweden
  • 6.
    Alarm call, © Tero Linjama
    Finland
  • 7.
    Call, © Patrik Åberg
    Sweden
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Black-throated Loon

Black-throated Loon subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Gavia arctica arctican Scotland, Fennoscandia and Baltic through Russia and n Kazakhstan and n Mongolia to Lena River (ne Siberia); Novaya Zemlya and Franz Josef Land (n of nw Russia)to coastal n Iberian Pen., n Mediterranean, Black and Caspian seasNo
Gavia arctica viridigularisLena River (ne Siberia) to Chukotka Pen., Kamchatka and Sea of Okhotsk, Wrangel I. (n of ne Siberia) and Seward Pen. (far w Alaska)to Kuril Is., Japan, Korean Pen. and Yellow SeaNo

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AbkhazianаГагара
AlbanianNori gushëzi
Arabicغواص قطبي
ArmenianՍևախածի Սուզահավ, [Sevakhatzi Suzahav ]
AzerbaijaniQaradöş qaqar
Bashkirҡағараҡ, әһәһәй, иһәһәй, иһаһай, ҡарабоғаҡ ҡағараҡ , тирҫаяҡ
BasqueAliota arktikoa, Calàbria agulla, Aliota arktiko, Aliota artikoa
BelarusianЧорнаваллёвы гагач, Гагач чорнаваллёвы
Bengaliিঅকিটিক রুন
BretonAr splujer gouzoug du, Splujer gouzoug du
BulgarianЧерногуш гмуркач
Catalancalàbria agulla, Agullat àrtic
Chinese黑喉潜鸟, [hei-hou qian-niao], 太平洋潜鸟, 黑喉潛鳥, 绿喉潜鸟, [lu-hou qian-niao]
Chinese (Traditional)綠喉潛鳥, 黑喉潛鳥
Chuvashхура пĕсехеллĕ гагара
CornishSedhor conna du
CroatianSrednji plijenor, crnogrli plijenor
Czechpotáplice severní
DanishSortstrubet Lom
DutchParelduiker
EsperantoArkta kolimbo, Nigragorĝa kolimbo
Estonianjärvekaur
FaroeseØssvartur lómur
Finnishkuikka
FrenchPlongeon arctique, Huart arctique, Plongeon lumme, Plongeon à gorge noire
FrisianBûnte Seedûker
GalicianMobella árctica, Mobella ártica, Calàbria agulla
Georgianშავყელა ღორიხვა, შავყელა (შავჩიჩახვა) ღორიხვა, შავჩიჩახვა ღორიხვა
GermanPolartaucher, Prachttaucher
GreekΛαμπροβούττι, Λαμπροβούτι, Λαμπρoβoύτι
Hebrewצוללן שחור גרון, צוללן שחור־גרון, צוללן שחור-גרון
Hungariansarki búvár
IcelandicGlitbrúsi
IrishLóma Artach
ItalianStrolaga mezzana
Japaneseオオハム
Kazakhқаражемсаулы маймаққаз, қаражемсаулы қаз, қаражемсаулы гагар, Қызылжемсаулы гагара, қаражемсаулы гагара, қара жемсаулы маймаққаз, ала маймаққаз, ала гагара
Korean큰회색머리아비
Latvianmelnkakla gārgale
Lithuanianjuodakaklis naras, Narūnas, Klaugas
LuxembourgishArkteschen Daucher
MacedonianЛола, белец, Северен морски нуркач, Белец
MalteseBugħaddas ta' l-Artiku
ManxLhargey ghoo, Thummeyder staghyllagh, Lhargey
MongolianХилэнгүеэ гахуун, улаангүеэт гахуун, улаангүеэ гахуун, шунгач алаг, шунгал нугас, улаан омруут ахууна, улаан гүеэт гахууна, улагар шунгат шувуу, улаангүеэт гахууна, Хилэн гүеэт гахууна, Хар омруут ахууна, Хилэн омруут ахууна, улаан багалзуурт шунгал шувуу
Northern SamiDovtta
NorwegianStorlom, Svartstrupet lom, storlom
Norwegian NynorskStorlom
Persianغواص گلوسیاه, غواص (شیرجه‌رو) گلوسیاه
Polishnur czarnoszyi
Portuguesemobelha ártica, Mobelha-ártica, Mobelha-árctica, Mobêlha-árctica, mobelha-de-garganta-preta, mobelha-árctica
RomanianCufundar polar
RomanshSfunsella polara
RussianЧернозобая гагара, Chernozobaya Gagara, полосатая гагара, Гагара чернозобая
SerbianMorski gnjurac, Crnogrli morski gnjurac, Морски гнјурац, morski gnjurac srednji, Морски гњурац
SlovakPotáplica severská, potáplica stredná
Slovenianpolarni slapnik
SpanishColimbo arctico, Colimbo ártico, Colimbo artico
Swedishstorlom
Tatarкара бүксәле күл кошы, кара бүксәле диңгез казы , кара бүксәле гагара
TurkishKara-gerdanlı Dalgıç, Қаражемсаулы гагара, Karagerdanlı dalgıç, Kara Gerdanlı Dalgıç, kara gerdanli dalgic, kara gerdanly dalgyç
Turkmengara petekeli ýogla
UkrainianЧорновола гагара, Чорношия гагара, гагара чорношия, Гагара чорношия
Uzbekқоратомоқ гагара
WelshTrochydd gwddfddu, Trochydd gyddfddu