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Gavia immer
Common Loon, Great Northern Diver, Great Northern Loon
George Washington Memorial Parkway
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Gavia immer (Brünnich, 1764)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Gaviiformes, Family Gaviidae, Genus Gavia, Species Gavia immer


Seasonality Tags:
Migratory


Threatened/Endangered Status:		SC
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MD: S4N; VA: SNRN
Evidence:		2 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Alagnak Wild River
Amistad National Recreation Area	Anacostia Park
Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Assateague Island National Seashore	Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
Big Bend National Park	Big Hole National Battlefield
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	Biscayne National Park
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bryce Canyon National Park
Buffalo National River	Cabrillo National Monument
Canaveral National Seashore	Canyonlands National Park
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Krusenstern National Monument	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Capitol Reef National Park	Castillo De San Marcos National Monument
Catoctin Mountain Park	Channel Islands National Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Crater Lake National Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Denali National Park and Preserve	Dinosaur National Monument
Dry Tortugas National Park	East Potomac Park
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Everglades National Park	Fire Island National Seashore
First State National Historical Park	Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Frederica National Monument
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Fort Matanzas National Monument
Fort Point National Historic Site	Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Fort Washington Park
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve	Glacier National Park
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Grand Portage National Monument
Grand Teton National Park	Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Joshua Tree National Park
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument	Katmai National Park and Preserve
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park	Kobuk Valley National Park
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lava Beds National Monument	Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Mount Rainier National Park
National Capital Parks-East	National Mall and Memorial Parks
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Noatak National Preserve
North Cascades National Park	Olympic National Park
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument	Padre Island National Seashore
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Pipestone National Monument
Piscataway Park	Point Reyes National Seashore
Presidio of San Francisco	Redwood National Park
Rock Creek Park	Rocky Mountain National Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	San Juan Island National Historical Park
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Shiloh National Military Park	Sitka National Historical Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Voyageurs National Park	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve	Yellowstone National Park
Yosemite National Park	Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	8/26/2003

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