loon

Summary

loon is a monotypic taxon^[1]. loon ranks in the top 5% of monotypic_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• loon's instance of is recorded as monotypic taxon^[3].
• loon is classified at the rank of family^[4].
• loon is classified within Gaviiformes^[5].
• loon's scientific name is Gaviidae^[6].
• loon's Commons category is recorded as Gaviidae^[7].
• loon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gaviidae^[8].
• loon's Commons gallery is recorded as Gavia^[9].
• loon is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'lomfamilien'}^[10].
• loon is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'slapniki'}^[11].

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Classification

loon's scientific name is Gaviidae^[6]. loon is classified at the rank of family^[4]. loon is classified within Gaviiformes^[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'lomfamilien'}^[10] and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'slapniki'}^[11].

Identifiers

loon's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4619^[12]. loon's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 30412^[13]. loon's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 8005^[14]. loon's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9312^[15]. loon's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174467^[16].

Why It Matters

loon ranks in the top 5% of monotypic_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).^[2] loon has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] loon is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]