• Synonyms Black-throated Diver/Arctic Loon, Arctic Loon, Arctic Diver, Green-throated Loo, Black-throated Diver
  • Old latin name for bird Urinator arcticus, Colymbus arcticus, Gavia arcticus

Black-throated Loonbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Eetu Paljakka
    Finland
  • 2.
    Male, song, © Tero Linjama
    Finland
  • 3.
    Alarm call, © Tero Linjama
    Finland
  • 4.
    Call, © Tero Linjama
    Finland
  • 5.
    Call, © Patrik Åberg
    Sweden
  • 6.
    Song, © Eetu Paljakka
    Finland
  • 7.
    Alarm call, © Tero Linjama
    Finland
  • 8.
    Alarm call, © Patrik Åberg
    Sweden
  • 9.
    Call, © Patrik Åberg
    Sweden
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Black-throated Loon

  • Breeding region Eurasia, North America
  • Breeding subregion Arctic to temperate n, c Eurasia and far w Alaska
  • Non breeding region to coastal s European and w Asia seas; to Japan and Korean Pen.

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

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AbkhazianаГагара
AlbanianNori gushëzi
Arabicغواص قطبي
ArmenianՍևախածի Սուզահավ, [Sevakhatzi Suzahav ]
AzerbaijaniQaradöş qaqar
Bashkirиһаһай, иһәһәй, әһәһәй, ҡағараҡ, ҡарабоғаҡ ҡағараҡ , тирҫаяҡ
BasqueAliota arktikoa, Calàbria agulla, Aliota arktiko, Aliota artikoa
BelarusianГагач чорнаваллёвы, Чорнаваллёвы гагач
Bengaliিঅকিটিক রুন
BretonAr splujer gouzoug du, Splujer gouzoug du
BulgarianЧерногуш гмуркач
CatalanAgullat àrtic, calàbria agulla
Chinese[lu-hou qian-niao], 黑喉潛鳥, 太平洋潜鸟, [hei-hou qian-niao], 黑喉潜鸟, 绿喉潜鸟
Chinese (Traditional)黑喉潛鳥, 綠喉潛鳥
Chuvashхура пĕсехеллĕ гагара
CornishSedhor conna du
Croatiancrnogrli plijenor, Srednji plijenor
Czechpotáplice severní
DanishSortstrubet Lom
DutchParelduiker
EsperantoArkta kolimbo, Nigragorĝa kolimbo
Estonianjärvekaur
FaroeseØssvartur lómur
Finnishkuikka
FrenchPlongeon à gorge noire, Plongeon lumme, Plongeon arctique, Huart arctique
FrisianBûnte Seedûker
GalicianMobella ártica, Mobella árctica, Calàbria agulla
Georgianშავყელა ღორიხვა, შავყელა (შავჩიჩახვა) ღორიხვა, შავჩიჩახვა ღორიხვა
GermanPrachttaucher, Polartaucher
GreekΛαμπρoβoύτι, Λαμπροβούτι, Λαμπροβούττι
Hebrewצוללן שחור-גרון, צוללן שחור גרון, צוללן שחור־גרון
Hungariansarki búvár
IcelandicGlitbrúsi
IrishLóma Artach
ItalianStrolaga mezzana
Japaneseオオハム
Kazakhала маймаққаз, қаражемсаулы гагар, Қызылжемсаулы гагара, қаражемсаулы гагара, қара жемсаулы маймаққаз, ала гагара, қаражемсаулы қаз, қаражемсаулы маймаққаз
Korean큰회색머리아비
Latvianmelnkakla gārgale
Lithuanianjuodakaklis naras, Narūnas, Klaugas
LuxembourgishArkteschen Daucher
MacedonianБелец, Северен морски нуркач, Лола, белец
MalteseBugħaddas ta' l-Artiku
ManxThummeyder staghyllagh, Lhargey, Lhargey ghoo
Mongolianшунгал 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, улаангүеэт гахуун, улаангүеэ гахуун, шунгач алаг, Хилэнгүеэ гахуун
Northern SamiDovtta
NorwegianSvartstrupet lom, storlom
Norwegian NynorskStorlom
Persianغواص گلوسیاه, غواص (شیرجه‌رو) گلوسیاه
Polishnur czarnoszyi
PortugueseMobelha-de-garganta-preta, Mobelha-ártica, mobelha ártica, Mobelha-árctica, Mobêlha-árctica, mobelha-árctica
RomanianCufundar polar
RomanshSfunsella polara
RussianЧернозобая гагара, Chernozobaya Gagara, Гагара чернозобая, полосатая гагара
Serbianmorski gnjurac srednji, Морски гњурац, Морски гнјурац, Morski gnjurac, Crnogrli morski gnjurac
Slovakpotáplica stredná, Potáplica severská
Slovenianpolarni slapnik
SpanishColimbo artico, Colimbo arctico, Colimbo ártico
Swedishstorlom
Tatarкара бүксәле күл кошы, кара бүксәле диңгез казы , кара бүксәле гагара
TurkishKaragerdanlı dalgıç, Kara Gerdanlı Dalgıç, kara gerdanli dalgic, kara gerdanly dalgyç, Kara-gerdanlı Dalgıç, Қаражемсаулы гагара
Turkmengara petekeli ýogla
UkrainianГагара чорношия , гагара чорношия, Чорновола гагара, Чорношия гагара
Uzbekқоратомоқ гагара
WelshTrochydd gyddfddu, Trochydd gwddfddu