#0848 · 🐦 birds
Pacific Loon
🇳🇱 Pacifische Parelduiker ·Gavia pacifica
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what is it?
The Pacific loon or Pacific diver ( Gavia pacifica ), is a medium-sized member of the loon, or diver, family.
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- Spotted 11 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
- 6,095 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Weighs up to about 2.3 kg.
- Scientifically named by George Newbold Lawrence in 1858 (168 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Pacific Loon
- Nederlands
- Pacifische Parelduiker
- scientific name
- Gavia pacifica
- class
- Aves
- order
- Gaviiformes
- family
- Gaviidae
- IUCN Red List
- LC · least concern
- sightings in NL
- 11
- sightings in Europe
- 58
- sightings worldwide
- 6,095
- GBIF records in NL
- 1,990
- weight
- 2.3 kg
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1858 by George Newbold Lawrence
IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.
relatives· Gaviidae
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 4621, Wikidata Q558990, GBIF 2481955, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.