red-throated diver
English
Etymology
From the fact that the species is a diver with a red throat.
Noun
red-throated diver (plural red-throated divers)
- Gavia stellata, the smallest member of the loon or diver family, breeding in northern Eurasia and Arctic Canada, with grey head, red throat, white underparts and dark mantle.
Synonyms
- red-throated loon
Translations
loon
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Further reading
red-throated loon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Gavia stellata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies