Latin Name |
Gavia pacifica |
Conservation Status |
Least Concern |
Location
| Russia, Canada & Alaska |
Colour |
See Below |
Length |
- cm (- inches) |
Wingspan |
- cm (- inches) |
Weight |
- Kgs (- lbs) |
Life Expectancy |
Up to - Yrs |
Main Characteristics
The Pacific Diver is a medium sized member of the diver family.
During the breeding season they are black, white and grey in colour but their non-breeding plumage is more drab and they have a white chin and foreneck. Their bill is dagger-like in shape and it is grey or whitish in colour.
Habitat
Diet
Pacific Divers are specialist fish eaters and they catch all of their prey underwater.
Breeding
Predators
Subspecies
There are no subspecies of the Pacific Diver.
Interesting Facts
Pacific Divers are also known as:
Pacific Loon
Similar Birds
Red-Throated Diver
Black-Throated Diver
White-Billed Diver
Great Northern Diver
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