Common loon

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Taxon taxon Q190342
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Common loon

Summary

Common loon is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.38% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,227 views/month, #749 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Common loon's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Common loon is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Common loon's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Common loon is classified within Gavia[6].
  • Common loon's scientific name is Gavia immer[7].
  • Common loon's Commons category is recorded as Gavia immer[8].
  • Common loon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gavia immer[9].
  • Common loon's Commons gallery is recorded as Gavia immer[10].
  • Common loon's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'G. immer'}[11].
  • Common loon is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common Loon'}[12].
  • Common loon is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Islom'}[13].
  • Common loon is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Eistaucher'}[14].
  • Common loon is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Great Northern Diver'}[15].
  • Common loon is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Colimbo grande'}[16].
  • Common loon is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Plongeon huard'}[17].
  • Common loon is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Strolaga maggiore'}[18].
  • Common loon is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Черноклювая гагара'}[19].
  • Common loon is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'IJsduiker'}[20].
  • Common loon is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Islom'}[21].
  • Common loon is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ハシグロアビ'}[22].
  • Common loon is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'calàbria grossa'}[23].
  • Common loon is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'potáplice lední'}[24].
  • Common loon is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'trochydd mawr'}[25].
  • Common loon is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'jääkaur'}[26].
  • Common loon is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'amerikanjääkuikka'}[27].

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Classification

Common loon's scientific name is Gavia immer[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Gavia[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common Loon'}[12], {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Islom'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Eistaucher'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Great Northern Diver'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Colimbo grande'}[16], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Plongeon huard'}[17].

Identifiers

Common loon's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4626[28]. Common loon's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 37039[29]. Common loon's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45508998[30]. Common loon's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2481962[31]. Common loon's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174469[32].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Common loon include loonie[33], a coin type[34], in Canada[35], founded in 1987[36].

Why It Matters

Common loon ranks in the top 0.38% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,227 views/month, #749 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for it include loonie[33], a coin type[34], in Canada[35], founded in 1987[36].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . 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] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . 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 . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Gwefan Llên Natur. 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 . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
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