Red-throated loon / Sterntaucher (Gavia stellata)
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Classification: Genus Gavia; Family Loons (Gaviidae)
This bird appears across the great seas in the following continents: Europe, North America.
Deutschland: Zugvogel, Wintergast
Vocalization:
In flight; nasal, dry, gooselike series of rhythmic cackling "ko-ko-ko". Most vocal when courting and breeding. A meowing drawn-out sound starting with a register break, then falling in pitch. [Link]
Calls:
Display call a far reaching rolling cyclic cooing, given in long sequences. [Link]
Physical details: length=53-69 cm, wingspan=106-116 cm, weight=1170-1900 g
Habitats: River and lake 🔍 No documented observation