What Exactly is: Loon | The Wailing Divers

Описание: Common loon's calls are often used in hollywood movies. Some of those usage are improper, but it is what it is. There are currently five recognized species of extant loon, each have unique calls. Let's talk about them and what makes them special


Timestamps
0:00 Opening thought
0:56 General information
1:45 General characteristics
3:16 The five species
6:58 Lifestyle and behaviour
9:27 Calls


References
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BirdLife International. 2018. Gavia immer. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T22697842A132607418. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.20....

BirdLife International. 2018. Gavia adamsii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T22697847A132607949. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.20....

BirdLife International. 2018. Gavia arctica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T22697834A132606505. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.20....

BirdLife International. 2018. Gavia pacifica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T22697839A132607134. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.20....

BirdLife International. 2018. Gavia stellata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T22697829A131942584.

Piper, W.H., Walcott, C., Mager, J.N., & Spilker, F.J. (2008). Nestsite selection by male loons leads to sex-biased site familiarity. Journal of Animal Ecology, 77(2): 205-210. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2...


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