Bird
Common Loon
Gavia immer · Gaviidae · Gaviiformes
Best monthsApr–May · Novmost records
Records3,210,096in 23 countries
Most seen inUnited States2,197,823 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Common Loon in brief
The common loon (Gavia immer) is a bird of the Gaviidae family — bird species.
Across the 23 countries we cover it has 3,210,096 published records, most of them from the United States, Canada and Norway. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in April, May and November.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
United States2,197,823 records · best Apr, Nov
Canada825,076 records · best May, Jun
Norway46,826 records · best Apr, Jan
United Kingdom40,135 records · best Jan, Dec
Netherlands24,198 records · best Jan, Dec
Iceland16,890 records · best Jun, Jul
Spain15,303 records · best Jan, Dec
France9,355 records · best Jan, Dec
Sweden9,227 records · best Oct, Nov
Ireland8,852 records · best Jan, Feb
Denmark8,444 records · best May, Nov
Belgium2,928 records · best Dec, Nov
Portugal2,358 records · best Dec, Jan
Germany1,603 records · best Dec, Jan
Switzerland360 records · best Jan, Dec
Poland242 records · best Nov, Dec
Czechia135 records · best Dec, Jan
Finland114 records · best Nov, Jun
Austria105 records · best Dec, Feb
Hungary65 records · best Dec, Jan
Serbia24 records · best Dec, Jan
Slovakia21 records · best Nov, Jan
Luxembourg12 records · best Dec, Nov
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.