loon

Summary

loon is a monotypic taxon^[1]. loon ranks in the top 5% of monotypic_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• loon's image is recorded as Gaviiformes - all species of loons.jpg^[3].
• loon's instance of is recorded as monotypic taxon^[4].
• loon's taxon rank is recorded as family^[5].
• loon's parent taxon is recorded as Gaviiformes^[6].
• loon's taxon name is recorded as Gaviidae^[7].
• loon's Commons category is recorded as Gaviidae^[8].
• loon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0htpj^[9].
• loon's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 30412^[10].
• loon's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174467^[11].
• loon's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 8005^[12].
• loon's Fossilworks taxon ID is recorded as 39707^[13].
• loon's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9312^[14].
• loon's WoRMS-ID for taxa is recorded as 136996^[15].
• loon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gaviidae^[16].
• loon's Commons gallery is recorded as Gavia^[17].
• loon's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as animal/Gaviidae^[18].
• loon's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'lomfamilien'}^[19].
• loon's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'slapniki'}^[20].
• loon's Fauna Europaea ID is recorded as 10722^[21].
• loon's Dyntaxa ID is recorded as 2002057^[22].
• loon's EPPO Code is recorded as 1GAVIF^[23].
• loon's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4619^[24].
• loon's NBN System Key is recorded as NBNSYS0000160047^[25].
• loon's Nederlands Soortenregister ID is recorded as 139350^[26].
• loon's BOLD Systems taxon ID is recorded as 1209^[27].

Why It Matters

loon ranks in the top 5% of monotypic_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month).^[2] loon has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] loon is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]