Where does the Common Loon live?
Gavia immer has 3,214,473 records in 57 countries and territories, from 1820 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 3,214,473 records
- 57 places
- 172 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesGaviiformesGaviidaeGavia
When it is recorded
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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,192,858 | |
| Canada | 823,524 | |
| Norway | 46,773 | |
| United Kingdom | 38,416 | |
| Netherlands | 24,159 | |
| Iceland | 16,678 | |
| Spain | 15,483 | |
| France | 9,561 | |
| Sweden | 9,398 | |
| Ireland | 8,857 | |
| Denmark | 8,450 | |
| Mexico | 7,916 | |
| Belgium | 2,931 | |
| Portugal | 2,413 | |
| Germany | 1,747 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 612 | |
| Isle of Man | 545 | |
| Greenland | 513 | |
| Faroe Islands | 476 | |
| Italy | 389 | |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 369 | |
| Poland | 368 | |
| Switzerland | 367 | |
| Finland | 257 | |
| Czechia | 164 | |
| Russia | 147 | |
| Austria | 139 | |
| Greece | 127 | |
| Hungary | 104 | |
| Ukraine | 104 | |
| Romania | 66 | |
| Jersey | 53 | |
| Croatia | 51 | |
| Bulgaria | 50 | |
| Serbia | 47 | |
| Slovakia | 41 | |
| Estonia | 38 | |
| Belarus | 37 | |
| Latvia | 34 | |
| Guernsey | 32 |
Showing the top 40 of 57 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Gaviidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.