Common Loon.

Scientific name: Gavia immer.
Order: Gaviiformes
Family: Gaviidae
Length: 90cm
Habitat: lakes and coasts
Distribution: North America, Greenland and Iceland, Great Britain and Northern Europe.
ID: Ave aquatic sizeable, with head, neck and black back, white belly and chest, and white collar. In summer, the top and sides have many spots



This bird the loon is a large aquatic bird specifically passing much of the time in the water and this little equipped for life on land, its heavy skeleton and the position of the legs, also very rear make it a diver INAT. Its aerodynamic shape his acute hearing and let you catch fish with agility in calm waters and transparent, but can dive up to 60 m deep and can stay under water a minute. Also catch amphibians, mollusks, crustaceans and other invertebrates. During the breeding season, built a nest made of plants in the water, often on a small island, where the female usually put two eggs. incubation is borne by the male and female, and the family remained united throughout the summer. In winter usually migrate to coastal waters, but often remain at large inland lakes that are not covered by ice.

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