1,058 observationsNear Threatened
Yellow-billed Loon
Gavia adamsii
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Aves ›Order: Gaviiformes ›Family: Gaviidae ›Genus: Gavia
About
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Yellow-billed Loon is Gavia adamsii.
- Yellow-billed Loon belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Yellow-billed Loon belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Yellow-billed Loon belongs to the class Aves.
- Yellow-billed Loon belongs to the order Gaviiformes.
- Yellow-billed Loon belongs to the family Gaviidae.
- Yellow-billed Loon belongs to the genus Gavia.