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Scientific Name
Gavia stellata
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Gavia stellata (Pontoppidan, 1763)
Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SLBE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Red-throated Loon
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderGaviiformes
FamilyGaviidae
GenusGavia
SpeciesGavia stellata
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Ted Gostomski species list review, 2003.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Sibley 2000
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Observed by Wood on 2 March 1936 in Honor; three seen by W. Foster on 26 May 1974 in Manitou passage.; Data Source: Foster 1975; Francke and Graf 1994
Seasonality Tags
  • Migratory
    Data Source: Francke and Graf 1994
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
3
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
DML
Created Date
8/23/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Leah Kainulainen
Last Modified Date
7/19/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Recorded from Mainland and offshore of North and South Manitou Islands., Park Species Data Source: Gostomski, T. Letter to Joan Elias. 2002. Sibley, D. A. 2000. National Audubon Society The Sibley Guide to Birds. Chanticleer Press, New York. 544 pp. Francke, C. and L. Graf. 1994. Birds of Leelanau County and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: An Annotated Checklist. Leelanau Conservancy, Leland, MI. Foster, W L. 1975. Birds of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Area. Pages 31-95 in M W Paddock. Natural History Surveys of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. University of Michigan Biological Station, Pellston and Ann Arbor, MI.
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Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (APIS)
Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS)
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (BELA)
Blue Ridge Parkway (BLRI)
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area (BOHA)
Cabrillo National Monument (CABR)
Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO)
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CAHA)
Glacier National Park (GLAC)
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park (HOCU)
Fire Island National Seashore (FIIS)
Canaveral National Seashore (CANA)
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve (EBLA)
Cumberland Island National Seashore (CUIS)
Fort Sumter National Historical Park (FOSU)
Cape Lookout National Seashore (CALO)
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GLBA)
Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE)
Fort Point National Historic Site (FOPO)
Cape Krusenstern National Monument (CAKR)
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GOGA)
Channel Islands National Park (CHIS)
George Washington Birthplace National Monument (GEWA)
Denali National Park and Preserve (DENA)
Colonial National Historical Park (COLO)
George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP)
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (GAAR)
Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS)
Everglades National Park (EVER)
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens (KEAQ)
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site (SAHI)
Presidio of San Francisco (PRSF)
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SAMO)
Kobuk Valley National Park (KOVA)
Point Reyes National Seashore (PORE)
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial (LIBO)
Katmai National Park and Preserve (KATM)
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (PIRO)
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park (KEMO)
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST)
Isle Royale National Park (ISRO)
Indiana Dunes National Park (INDU)
Lake Mead National Recreation Area (LAKE)
National Capital Parks-East (NACE)
Olympic National Park (OLYM)
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (LACL)
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (YUCH)
Noatak National Preserve (NOAT)
Voyageurs National Park (VOYA)
San Juan Island National Historical Park (SAJH)
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve (TIMU)
Sitka National Historical Park (SITK)
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (KLGO)
Redwood National Park (REDW)
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