Black-throated loon

migratory aquatic bird found in Europe and Asia
Taxon taxon Q184432
Black-throated loon
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Black-throated loon

Summary

Black-throated loon is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (407 views/month, #1,517 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Black-throated loon's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Black-throated loon is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Black-throated loon's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Black-throated loon belongs to the parent taxon Gavia[6].
  • Black-throated loon's scientific name is Gavia arctica[7].
  • Black-throated loon's Commons category is recorded as Gavia arctica[8].
  • Black-throated loon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gavia arctica[9].
  • Black-throated loon's Commons gallery is recorded as Gavia arctica[10].
  • Black-throated loon's described at URL is recorded as https://ansiklopedi.tubitak.gov.tr/kutup/ansiklopedi/kara-gerdanli-dalgic[11].
  • Black-throated loon's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'G. arctica'}[12].
  • Black-throated loon is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'trochydd gyddfddu'}[13].
  • Black-throated loon is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black-throated Loon'}[14].
  • Black-throated loon is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Prachttaucher'}[15].
  • Black-throated loon is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Colimbo ártico'}[16].
  • Black-throated loon is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'calàbria agulla'}[17].
  • Black-throated loon is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'potáplice severní'}[18].
  • Black-throated loon is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'järvekaur'}[19].
  • Black-throated loon is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Storlom'}[20].
  • Black-throated loon is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Чернозобая гагара'}[21].
  • Black-throated loon is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'オオハム'}[22].
  • Black-throated loon is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Sortstrubet Lom'}[23].
  • Black-throated loon is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'kuikka'}[24].
  • Black-throated loon is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'sarki búvár'}[25].
  • Black-throated loon is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'nur czarnoszyi'}[26].
  • Black-throated loon is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'potáplica stredná'}[27].

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Classification

Black-throated loon's scientific name is Gavia arctica[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Gavia[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'trochydd gyddfddu'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black-throated Loon'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Prachttaucher'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Colimbo ártico'}[16], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'calàbria agulla'}[17], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'potáplice severní'}[18].

Identifiers

Black-throated loon's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4623[28]. Black-throated loon's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 57069[29]. Black-throated loon's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45508996[30]. Black-throated loon's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2481959[31]. Black-throated loon's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174471[32].

Why It Matters

Black-throated loon ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (407 views/month, #1,517 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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