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Gavia stellata
Red-throated Loon
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Gavia stellata (Pontoppidan, 1763)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Red-throated Loon
Park Synonyms:

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


Seasonality Tags:
Winter


Park Tags:
Habitat - Estuary/Coast
Seasonality/Breeding (birds) - Migrant Non-breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:		SC
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		CA: SNRN
Evidence:		0 Observations, 8 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
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	Blue Ridge Parkway
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Cabrillo National Monument
Canaveral National Seashore	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Krusenstern National Monument
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Channel Islands National Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Denali National Park and Preserve	Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Everglades National Park	Fire Island National Seashore
Fort Point National Historic Site	Fort Sumter National Historical Park
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve	Glacier National Park
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	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
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	National Capital Parks-East
Noatak National Preserve	Olympic National Park
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Point Reyes National Seashore
Presidio of San Francisco	Redwood National Park
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site	San Juan Island National Historical Park
Sitka National Historical Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Voyageurs National Park
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve	Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve


Last Modified Date:	2/8/2016

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/25/2025 11:23:41 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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