Birds of North America

Loons

Gaviidae

Lives, Habitats & Pictures of the Loons

There are five types of loons in North America, the Common Loon being the most numerous and wide spread among their species. The Pacific Loon and the Arctic Loon are very similar looking birds with the Arctic Loon being the larger bird. The Yellow-billed Loon is the largest member of the loon family, finding its habitat in the Central Arctic to the tip of Alaska. The Red-throated Loon lives right across Northern North America, this is the smallest of the group.


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