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Pacific Loon

Gavia pacifica

467Records since 2000
JanuaryPeak month
6Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan230
Feb112
Mar28
Apr6
May2
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov17
Dec72

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1North Yorkshire England100
2Cornwall England87
3Pembrokeshire Wales20
4Fife Scotland20
5Mid Ulster Northern Ireland4
6Shetland Islands —1
328 England22 Scotland113 Wales4 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 6 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
467
Peak month
January
Counties with records
6
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Gavia pacifica
Also known as
Pacific Diver
Group
Birds
Most recorded in
North Yorkshire, Cornwall
Conservation designations
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Gaviiformes
Family
Gaviidae
Genus
Gavia
Name with authority
Gavia pacifica (Lawrence, 1858)
Described
1858
Contributing datasets
2

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q558990 · GBIF 2481955