Burung laut (Seabirds)
Yellow-billed Loon
Gavia adamsii
- epik
- 100 km/h
- Hampir terancam
Larger, paler, and more elusive than the common loon. Delivers from lakes most maps never bother with.
- Populasi
- 11,000-21,000 mature individuals (declining)
- Habitat
- Breeds on deep, clear freshwater Arctic tundra lakes, pools, and rivers with stony or sandy substrates and stable water levels; winters in inshore marine waters, fjords with muddy substrates, and sheltered coastal inlets, generally avoiding ice-covered areas
- Fakta menarik
- The largest and rarest of the world's five loon species, the Yellow-billed Loon breeds farther north than any other loon, nesting on Arctic tundra lakes as far as 78°N.
- Sebaran
- Breeds across the Arctic coasts of Russia, Alaska, and Canada; winters at sea off western North America (Alaska to British Columbia), Norway, and eastern Asia (Japan, Korea, China), with vagrant records in over 20 countries including occasional records as far south as Mexico and Spain
- Makanan
- Fish specialist — sculpins, tomcod, rock cod, and other fish in marine winter habitat; sculpins, ninespine sticklebacks, least cisco, and Alaska blackfish on freshwater breeding lakes — supplemented with crustaceans, molluscs, and annelids, especially when feeding chicks
- Ukuran
- 0,86 m
- Bentang sayap
- 1,47 m
- Masa hidup
- 18 tahun
