Yellow-billed Loon
Gavia adamsii
Summary 2
The yellow-billed loon (Gavia adamsii), also known as the white-billed diver, is the largest member of the loon or diver family. Breeding adults have a black head, white underparts and chequered black-and-white mantle. Non-breeding plumage is drabber with the chin and foreneck white. The main distinguishing feature from great northern loon is the longer straw-yellow bill which, because the culmen is straight, appears slightly uptilted.
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- (c) Guy Monty, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5041/5250141279_b4e704a189.jpg
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavia_adamsii
More Info
iNat Map
| 1.class | Birds |
|---|---|
| Color | black, grey, white |
| 2.order | Loons |
| Park | Eleven Mile |
