Gavia immer, Great Northern diver

Gavia immer   (Brünnich, 1764)

Great Northern diver
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Gavia immer

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Aves | Gaviiformes | Gaviidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Others.  Temperate; 81°N - 21°N, 167°W - 36°E (Ref. 124582)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Arctic, North Atlantic, Eastern Pacific and the Mediterranean. Tropical to polar.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found on beach and shoreline. Estuarine (Ref. 116102). Typically inhabits inshore waters but may range up to 100 km offshore across continental shelf. Breeds in freshwater lakes and winter on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts (Ref. 108922).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

MarineSpecies.org. 2050. (Ref. 3477)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 August 2018

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Appendix II: Migratory species conserved through agreements

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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