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{{Taxonomy
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|domain=Eukaryota
|kingdom=Animalia
|subkingdom=Bilateria
|branch=Deuterostomia
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|phylum=Chordata
|subphylum=Vertebrata
|infraphylum=Gnathostomata
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|superclass=Tetrapoda
|class=Aves
|subclass=Neornithes
|infraclass=Neognathae
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|order=Gaviiformes
|suborder=Ciconii
|infraorder=Ciconiides
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|family=Gaviidae
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|genus=Gavia
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|species=G. adamsii<br/>G. arctica<br/>G. immer<br/>G. pacifica<br/>G. stellata
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'''Loons''' are several species of large water birds found in northern areas of [[North America]] and [[Eurasia]].
Loons range in size between 25 and 34 inches long. They are normally grey or brown, except in the breeding season when the [[male]]s of most species will sport feathers of deep black, flecked with white.
Loons range in size between 25 and 34 inches long. They are normally grey or brown, except in the breeding season when the [[male]]s of most species will sport feathers of deep black, flecked with white.
==Species of Loon==
==Species of Loon==
* [[Red-throated Loon]] - the smallest species; the male has a red throat in the breeding season.
* [[Red-throated Loon]] (''Gavia stellata'') - the smallest species; the male has a red throat in the breeding season.
* [[Pacific Loon]]
* [[Pacific Loon]] (''Gavia pacifica'')
* [[Arctic Loon]] - not normally resident in North America, but it sometimes breeds in Alaska.
* [[Arctic Loon]] (''Gavia arctica'') - not normally resident in North America, but it sometimes breeds in Alaska.
* [[Common Loon]] - this species can be heard year round; the inly species to spend the winter far inland, in the south-eastern United states.
* [[Common Loon]] (''Gavia immer'') - this species can be heard year round; the inly species to spend the winter far inland, in the south-eastern United states.
* [[Yellow-billed Loon]] - The largest species, and the most northerly, nesting only in [[Arctic]] areas of [[Siberia]], Alaska and [[Canada]].
* [[Yellow-billed Loon]] (''Gavia adamsii'') - The largest species, and the most northerly, nesting only in [[Arctic]] areas of [[Siberia]], Alaska and [[Canada]].
==Source==
==Source==